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Together with the Aemilii, Claudii, Fabii, Manlii, and Valerii, the Cornelii were almost certainly numbered among the gentes maiores, the most important and powerful families of Rome, who for centuries dominated the Republican magistracies.
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.
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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.
The first member of the Cornelii to be described as "Scipio with the pointed nose" was Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, the son of Gnaeus Scipio Calvus ("the bald"). Niger - Meaning "black; dark; dusky" and referring to the color of the individual's hair , or to a dark complexion.
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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. At least seventy-five consuls under the Republic were members of this family, beginning with Servius Cornelius Maluginensis in 485 BC.
Jun 25, 2020 · Abstract. 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 ...
