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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus
also: P. Scipio, Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC), conqueror of Hannibal at Zama, who received Masinissa into alliance and won from his African victory the surname Africanus.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §4 Publius Scipio
Scipio Africanus the elder (236-183 BC), conqueror of Hannibal; here paired with Fabius Maximus among the great exemplars of the Roman past.
- The Jugurthine War §5 surname Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, who received Masinissa into alliance; his defeat of Hannibal at Zama (202 BC) earned the cognomen 'Africanus.'