Scipio

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Latin-language name Roman cognomen

Scipio is the cognomen of a prominent branch of the ancient Roman Cornelii family, most famously borne by the general Scipio Africanus who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cornelii Scipiones	2
Lucius Cornelius Scipio	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin-language name ⓘ Roman cognomen ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman aristocracy ⓘ Roman military history ⓘ Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToNamingSystem	tria nomina ⓘ
category	Ancient Roman cognomina ⓘ Roman family names ⓘ
etymologyStatus	disputed ⓘ
familyBranchOf	Cornelii NERFINISHED ⓘ
genderForm	masculine ⓘ
geographicContext	Roman Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeminineForm	Scipio (feminine Scipionis in family context) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ Scipio Aemilianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
namedAfter	Cornelii family branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	association with Scipio Africanus, conqueror of Hannibal ⓘ
partOf	gens Cornelia NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInName	third name ⓘ
socialStatusAssociation	patrician family ⓘ
timePeriod	Roman Republic ⓘ
transliteration	Scipio (Classical Latin pronunciation /ˈski.pi.oː/) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs	cognomen in Roman naming convention ⓘ
usedBy	Cornelii Scipiones NERFINISHED ⓘ
writtenIn	Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Metellus Scipio → cognomen → Scipio ⓘ

Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus → hasCognomen → Scipio ⓘ

Cornelius → notableBranch → Scipio ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelii Scipiones

gens Cornelia → notableBranch → Scipio ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornelii Scipiones

Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus → siblingOf → Scipio ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucius Cornelius Scipio