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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus (185–129 BC), known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a Roman general and statesman noted for his military exploits in the Third Punic War against Carthage and during the Numantine War in Spain.
Apr 8, 2024 · Scipio Africanus the Younger (born 185/184 bc —died 129 bc, Rome) was a Roman general famed both for his exploits during the Third Punic War (149–146 bc) and for his subjugation of Spain (134–133 bc ). He received the name Africanus and celebrated a triumph in Rome after his destruction of Carthage (146 bc ).
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Scipio Africanus (the Younger), or Scipio Aemilianus in full Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus, (born 185/184—died 129 bc, Rome), Roman general credited with the final subjugation of Carthage. He was the natural son of Paullus and the adoptive son of Publius Scipio, son of Scipio Africanus the Elder.
May 16, 2024 · A biography of the Roman general and politician who fought in the third Punic War and Spain. Learn about his achievements, his role in the Gracchan crisis, and his death.
This son, first known to history as Scipio Aemilianus, was only 17 when he first went to war. The young Scipio accompanied his father, who earned considerable distinction in Rome by conquering Macedonia in the Third Macedonian War. After Amelius Paullus divorced his wife, as the family fractured, the young man was adopted by Publius Scipio.
Learn about the life and achievements of P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Minor, who fought in the Third Punic War and the Spanish War, and was a friend of Polybius and a patron of Greek culture. Find out how he inherited the family traditions of his adoptive father and grandfather, and how he combined Roman and Greek virtues.
Scipio Aemilianus assumed the mantle of the first man in Rome from 146 BC until his death in 129 BC. Modern biographers of this leading statesman have drawn different conclusions about the influence of Greek ethics on the life of Scipio, either that he possessed a Hellenistic way of thinking or that he was a traditional Roman aristocrat.
