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The gens Cornelia was one of the greatest patrician houses at ancient Rome. [1] . For more than seven hundred years, from the early decades of the Republic to the third century AD, the Cornelii produced more eminent statesmen and generals than any other gens.
This is the family tree of the Cornelii Scipiones — a prominent family of the Roman Republic — who were allied with the Sempronii Gracchi, Aemilii Paulli, and Caecilii Metelli, whose members are also shown.
The Cornelii were a plebeian family that rose to prominence during the late Republic and early Empire. They produced several notable figures in Roman politics and military affairs. One prominent member was Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who became one of Rome’s most influential generals and later dictator.
Jun 25, 2020 · The Cornelii Scipiones, a branch of the famous patrician gens Cornelia, were one of the most powerful and influential families of the Roman Republic. Together, Scipio Africanus and Scipio Aemilianus, the two most famous members of the family, led Rome to victory over Carthage in the Punic Wars and, at the same time, laid the foundation for the ...
- John Jacobs
- 2020
Dec 6, 2023 · The family tomb of the Cornelii Scipiones, located along the Via Appia leading south from the city of Rome, was first rediscovered in 1614. Its remains constitute one of the most important examples of Late Republican funerary culture at Rome and demonstrate how an illustrious family worked to maintain its image in a changing world.
Cornelia was the product of a marriage linking the Cornelii (through her father) and the Aemilii (through her mother), two of Rome's most established patrician families in the generations before her birth. Cornelia's family on both sides constituted a virtual who's who of prominent Roman politicians and generals in the period of the middle ...
The family tomb of the Cornelii Scipiones, located along the Via Appia leading south from the city of Rome, was first rediscovered in 1614. Its remains constitute one of the most important examples of Late Republican funerary culture at Rome and demonstrate how an illustrious family worked to maintain its image in a changing world.
