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	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (236-184 BC) was a Roman official during the Second Punic War.
		Scipio was married to Aemilia, sister of Lucius Aemilius Paullus (victor of Pydna in 168 B.C.), and became the father of Cornelia, mother of the Gracchus brothers.
		As a youth of about 18, Scipio was credited with having saved his father's life at the Battle of the Ticinus (Ticino) in 218, and as military tribune in 216, he rallied the survivors after the disastrous defeat of Cannae.
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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Scipio Africanus Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Publius Cornelius Scipio[?] Africanus[?] Major, (236 - 183 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.
		Scipio, on landing at the mouth of the Ebro, was thus enabled to surprise and capture Carthago Nova, the headquarters of the Carthaginian power in Spain.
		Africanus himself was subsequently (185) accused of having been bribed by Antiochus, but by reminding the people that it was the anniversary of his victory at Zama he caused an outburst of enthusiasm in his favor.
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	Scipio Africanus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Scipio was present at the disastrous Battle of Ticinus (where, according to one tradition, he saved his father's life); and those at the Trebia and at Cannae.
		Scipio landed at the mouth of the Ebro and was able to surprise and capture Carthago Nova, the headquarters of the Carthaginian power in Spain.
		Africanus himself was subsequently (185) accused of having been bribed by Antiochus, but by reminding the people that it was the anniversary of his victory at Zama he caused an outburst of enthusiasm in his favor.
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	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major - Wikipedia
		Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit älteren Scipio Scipio Africanus maior, für den jüngeren Scipio Africanus siehe Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus.
		von Syrien den Krieg erklärte, zog er zusammen mit seinem Bruder Lucius Cornelius Scipio (später "Scipio Asiaticus") in den Krieg und errang in der Schlacht von Magnesia einen entscheidenden Sieg.
		Nach dieser Niederlage seiner politischen Gegner zog sich Scipio in seine kampanische Heimat zurück, wo er starb.
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	Publius Cornelius Scipio
		Publius Cornelius Scipio[?] (died 211 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.
		The details of these campaigns are not accurately known, but it would seem that the ultimate defeat and death of the Scipios were due to the desertion of the Celtiberians[?], bribed by Hasdrubal, Hannibal's brother.
		He was the son of Lucius Cornelius Scipio[?], and he was the father of Scipio Africanus Major.
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	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major : Scipio Africanus Major
		Publius Cornelius Scipio[?] Africanus[?] Major, (236 - 183 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.
		Scipio, on landing at the mouth of the Ebro, was thus enabled to surprise and capture Carthago Nova, the headquarters of the Carthaginian power in Spain.
		Meanwhile Scipio's political enemies had gained ground, and on their return to Rome a prosecution was started (187) by two tribunes against Lucius on the ground of misappropriation of moneys received from Antiochus.
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	Publius Cornelius Scipio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Publius Cornelius Scipio (died 211 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.
		He was the son of Lucius Cornelius Scipio, and he was the father of Scipio Africanus Major, whose original name was, likewise, Publius Cornelius Scipio.
		A later Publius Cornelius Scipio, son of Scipio Africanus Major and Aemilia Paulla, grandson of the consul of 218, was the adoptive father of Scipio Aemilianus Africanus.
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	Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus the younger (185 - 129 BC), was the younger son of Lucius Aemilius Paullus, the conqueror of Macedonia.
		In the early operations of the war, which went altogether against the Romans, Scipio, though a subordinate officer, distinguished himself repeatedly, and in 147 he was elected consul, while yet under the legal age, in order that he might hold the supreme command.
		Scipio himself, though not in sympathy with the extreme conservative party, was decidedly opposed to the schemes of the Gracchi (whose sister Sempronia was his wife).
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	Scipio Africanus at AllExperts
		Scipio was born in 236 BC in Rome into the highly political and patrician Cornelii family, and into a famous branch (stirp) Scipio.
		Scipio was the elder son of Publius Cornelius Scipio later praetor and consul, by his wife Pomponia, apparently of a prominently knightly and plebian family.
		The elder Cornelia married her second cousin Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum (son of the consul of 191 BC who was himself son of Scipio's elder paternal uncle Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus).
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	Cornelius
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum[?], consul 162 BC, 155 BC
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio[?], consul 138 BC
		Pope Cornelius was pope from 251 to 253.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Scipio Africanus
		Scipio (L., rod or staff) was born in 236 BC in Rome into the Scipio branch of the Cornelii family.
		Scipio was the elder son of Publius Cornelius Scipio, praetor and consul, by his wife Pomponia, who was apparently of a prominently knightly and plebeian family.
		Scipio Nasica rose to many of the dignities enjoyed by his late father-in-law, and was noted for his staunch (if ultimately futile) opposition to Cato the Censor over the fate of Carthage from about 157 to 149 BC.
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	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		All Spain south of the Ebro river in the year of his arrival (210) was under Carthaginian control, but fortunately for him the three Carthaginian generals, Hasdrubal and Mago (Hannibal 's brothers), and Hasdrubal the son of Gisgo, were not disposed to act in concert and were preoccupied with revolts in Africa.
		Meanwhile Scipio's political enemies, lead by Cato, had gained ground, and on their return to Rome a prosecution was started (187) by two tribunes against Lucius on the ground of misappropriation of moneys received from Antiochus.
		The Scipio Legacy A short biography of Publius Cornelius Scipio Iucundus, and an explanation of his nickname and Roman names.
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	Scipio Africanus
		Scipio was the elder son of Publius Cornelius Scipio, praetor and consul, by his wife Pomponia, who was apparently of a prominently knightly and plebian family.
		Scipio's reply was, "If the quirites (the Roman citizens) are unanimous in their desire to appoint me Aedile, I am quite old enough..."[citation needed] Scipio, already known for his bravery and patriotism, was elected unanimously and the Tribunes abandoned their opposition.
		Nicholas Poussin's painting of the Continence of Scipio, depicting his return of a captured young woman to her fiancé, having refused to accept her from his troops as a prize of war.In 211 BC both Scipio's father, Publius Scipio, and uncle, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, were killed in battle against Hannibal's brother, Hasdrubal Barca.
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	The Family Cornelii Scipiones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO Son of Lucius Scipio and brother of CALVUS, father of the brothers AFRICANUS (The Elder) and ASIAGENES.
		PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO AFRICANUS THE ELDER Son of PUBLIUS Scipio, nephew of CALVUS, brother of Scipio ASIGENES.
		PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO AEMILIANUS AFRICANUS THE YOUNGER c.185-129 B.C. Son Lucius Aemilius Paulus, and adopted by Publius CORNELIUS Scipio (he eldest son of Scipio Africanus Major) and earned a great reputation as a patron of Greek literature and of Roman writers, notably Terence and Laelius, and he was the lifelong friend of Polybius, his protégé.
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	Scipio Africanus Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Scipio was born in 236 BC in Rome into the highly political Cornelii family.
		Scipio landed at the mouth of the Ebro and was able to surprise and capture Carthago Nova, the headquarters of the Carthaginian power in Hispania.
		While Scipio was long known for his great chivalry, it undoubtedly had an intentional ulterior motive: Scipio realized that the Senate's first priority was the war in Italy, and in the midst of the Carthaginian base in Hispania, he was to be outnumbered without much hope of reinforcement.
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	History of the Hellenistic and Roman World
		Publius Cornelius Scipio was born at Rome either in 236 or 235 (all dates are BC), a scion of the Cornelii, one of the most illustrious and ancient Roman patrician families.
		Scipio's father was elected Consul for 218 BCE on the outbreak of the Second Punic War.
		Scipio's father was the first in praising the young Scipio for saving his life, and after the battle, he ordered the corona civica - the highest Roman military commendation, to be presented to his son.
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	Encyclopedia: Publius Cornelius Scipio
		It was the second of three major wars fought between the Phoenician colony of Carthage, and the Roman Republic, then still confined to the Italian Peninsula.
		Lucius Cornelius Scipio was a consul (259 BC) and censor (258 BC) of ancient Rome, notable as a commander in the First Punic War.
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (Latin: P·CORNELIVS·P·F·L·N·SCIPIO·AFRICANVS) (236 - 183 BC) was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic.
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	AllRefer.com - Scipio (Ancient History, Rome, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Publius was the father of the conqueror of Hannibal, Scipio Africanus Major.
		Africanus Major's wife was the sister of Aemilius Paullus, his daughter Cornelia was the mother of the Gracchi, and his eldest son was the adoptive father of Scipio Africanus Minor.
		B.C., consul in 138, and pontifex maximus, was a son of Africanus Major's daughter; despite the family connections he led the mob of senators that murdered Tiberius Gracchus.
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	SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He was the son of Publius Cornelius Scipio, and from a very early age he considered himself to have divine inspiration.
		The young Scipio was elected (c.211) to the proconsulship in Spain.
		His pride aggravated the hatred of his enemies, especially Cato the Elder, who accused the Scipio family of receiving bribes in the campaign against Antiochus III in which Scipio had accompanied (190) his brother.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Africanus,
		Scipio Africanus Major (236–183 bc) (Publius Cornelius Scipio) Roman general in the second of the Punic Wars.
		He was the natural son of Paullus and the adoptive son of Publius Scipio, son of Scipio Africanus the Elder.
		Scipio Africanus Crushes Hannibal At Zama And Subjugates Carthage
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	CorneliusHistory1
		A genealogical voyage with one of the descendants
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major had one sons; Publius Cornelius Scipio who would inevitably infuriated Rome and be expelled from the Senate.
		One day, as Cornelius was praying, an angel of God was said to have appeared to him and he told Cornelius to send a messenger to Joppa.
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	Res Gestae Part 3 : Gens Cornelia - MedievalTW Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus's father Publius Cornelius Scipio was a consul during the Second Punic War.
		Cornelius Scipio arrived in Gaul to find that Hannibal had crossed the Rhodanus Flumen (Rhone River) and was pressing through the Alps.
		Scipio was wounded on the battlefield, but was saved from capture, death, or desecration by his son, Publius the Younger, who led the retreat south.
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	Cornelius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Publius was second in command of the Roman Army under Marcus Turius Camillus.
		Lucius Cornelius Scipio later commanded the armies against Antiochus III of Syria and defeated him at the Battle of Magnesia.
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major had one sons; Publius Cornelius Scipio who would inevitably infuriated Rome and be expelled from the Senate.
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	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Spain south of the Ebro river in the year of his (210) was under Carthaginian control but fortunately him the three Carthaginian generals Hasdrubal and Mago (Hannibal 's brothers) and Hasdrubal the son of were not disposed to act in concert were preoccupied with revolts in Africa.
		After the of peace negotiations in which Scipio displayed moderation he defeated Hannibal in a decisive near Zama (October 19 202 BC) despite being outnumbered.
		Scipio welcomed back to Rome with the surname Africanus and had the good sense to the many honours which the people would thrust upon him.
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	Scipio Africanus biography
		PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR was born in 237 B.C. In the battle of the Ticinus against Hannibal (218 B.C.), he saved his father's life.
		In 187 Cato Major and others induced two tribunes to prosecute Lucius for allowing himself to be bribed by Antiochus in the late war.
		To resume the trial was out of the question; but Scipio retired to his country seat at Liternum in Campania, where he died 185 or 183 B.C. Scipio is commonly regarded as the greatest Roman general before Julius Caesar.
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