Scipio Aemilianus Africanus

Politician

1969 – 2024

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Who was Scipio Aemilianus Africanus?

Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus, also known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger or Scipio Africanus-minor, was a leading general and politician of the ancient Roman Republic. As consul he commanded at the final siege and destruction of Carthage in 146 BC, and was a leader of the senators opposed to the Gracchi in 133 BC.

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Born
Dec 31, 1969
Also known as
  • Scipio Africanus the Younger
  • Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus
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Died
Apr 19, 2024
Rome

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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