Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina
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Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina was a Roman consul and naval commander of the early First Punic War, remembered for suffering one of Rome’s first major naval defeats.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio | 1 |
| Scipio | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
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ancient Roman politician ⓘ member of the Cornelii Scipiones ⓘ naval commander ⓘ patrician ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 260 BC ⓘ |
| agnomen | Asina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | before 300 BC (exact year unknown) ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Carthaginians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cognomen | Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 3rd century BC (exact year unknown) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Roman Republic (exact place unknown) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Lipari Islands ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| familyName | Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio (consul 298 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Asina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Republican Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | remembered as an inept naval commander ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Cornelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
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Polybius’ Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ Zonaras’ epitome of Cassius Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | naval commander ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | she-ass ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | derived from his naval defeat and capture ⓘ |
| notableEvent | loss of Roman squadron at Lipara (Lipari Islands) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding early Roman naval forces in the First Punic War
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suffering one of Rome’s first major naval defeats ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 260 BC ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 260 BC ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of the Lipari Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| relative |
Lucius Cornelius Scipio
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Publius Cornelius Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesConsulshipWith | Gaius Duilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early First Punic War ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scipio
subject surface form:
Gnaeus (praenomen)
this entity surface form:
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio