person
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus
Scipio Aemilianus
also: P. Scipio, Scipio Numantinus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (185/4-129 BC), destroyer of Carthage and of Numantia; Jugurtha served under him at Numantia and won his regard.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §7 Publius Scipio
Scipio Aemilianus (185/4-129 BC), the younger Africanus, destroyer of Carthage and commander at Numantia; not the elder Scipio of section 5, but his adoptive grandson.