Scipio Africanus

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Roman general Roman statesman consul of the Roman Republic military commander

Scipio Africanus was a prominent Roman general and statesman best known for defeating Hannibal in the Second Punic War and securing Rome’s dominance in the western Mediterranean.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus 7
Publius Cornelius Scipio 6
Scipio Africanus the Elder 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman general ⓘ
Roman statesman ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
ally Masinissa ⓘ
birthDate 236 BC ⓘ
birthPlace Rome ⓘ
censorshipYear 199 BC ⓘ
citizenship Roman Republic ⓘ
cognomen Africanus ⓘ
commanded Roman army at the Battle of Zama ⓘ
Roman forces in Hispania during the Second Punic War ⓘ
consulshipYear 194 BC ⓘ
205 BC ⓘ
culture Ancient Roman culture ⓘ
deathDate 183 BC ⓘ
deathPlace Liternum ⓘ
era Roman Republic ⓘ
familyName Scipio Aemilianus ⓘ
surface form: Cornelius Scipio
father Scipio Africanus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio
fullName Scipio Africanus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
givenName Publius ⓘ
heldOffice censor of the Roman Republic ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ
honorificTitle Africanus ⓘ
influenced Roman military doctrine ⓘ
later Roman generals ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legacy considered one of Rome's greatest generals ⓘ
memberOf gens Cornelia ⓘ
patrician class of Rome ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Pomponia ⓘ
negotiatedWith Numidian leaders ⓘ
notableFor campaigns in Hispania against Carthage ⓘ
capture of New Carthage ⓘ
defeating Hannibal ⓘ
ending the Second Punic War in Rome's favor ⓘ
innovative military tactics ⓘ
securing Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Zama ⓘ
opponent Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca
participatedIn Second Punic War ⓘ
reasonForHonorific victories in Africa against Carthage ⓘ
sibling Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus ⓘ
spouse Aemilia Paulla ⓘ
usedTactic flexible deployment against war elephants at Zama ⓘ
manipular legion formation ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: Qart Hadasht
Battle of Zama → combatant1Commander → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Battle of Trebia → commandedBy → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio
Battle of Zama → commander → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
Battle of the Ticinus → commander → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio
Polybius’ Histories → evaluatesFigure → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scipio Africanus the Elder
Scipio Africanus → father → Scipio Africanus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio
Italica → foundedBy → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus → fullName → Scipio Africanus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Second Punic War → hasCommander → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Punic Wars → notableCommander → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
subject surface form: Second Punic War
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Roman Republic → notableFigure → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
Battle of the Ticinus → notableParticipant → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Battle of the Ticinus → notableParticipant → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → opponent → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Mago Barca → opponent → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio
Battle of the Ticinus → opponentCommander → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita → portraysFigure → Scipio Africanus ⓘ
subject surface form: Ab Urbe Condita