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Scipio Aemilianus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus, Scipio Africanus Minor, Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus, P. Cornelius Scipio, the Younger
Roman politician and general (185–129 BC)
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It sits within the topics 129 BC deaths, 185 BC births and 2nd-century BC Roman augurs.
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Key facts
- Born
- 185 BC
- Died
- 129 BC (aged 55–56)
- Occupations
- General statesman
- Office
- Consul (147, 134 BC)
- Spouse
- Sempronia
- Relatives
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (father), Scipio Africanus (adoptive grandfather), Ti. Gracchus (brother-in-law)
- Rank
- Proconsul
- Wars
- Third Punic War , • Battle of the Port of Carthage , • Second Battle of Nepheris , • Siege of Carthage , Numantine War , • Siege of Numantia
- Awards
- Mural Crown , Grass Crown , 2 Roman triumphs
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Spouse
- Sempronia
- Father
- Publius Cornelius Scipio
- Occupation
- author
- Position held
- military tribune
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Award
- Roman triumph
- Family
- Cornelii Scipiones
- Military rank
- legatus
- Image
- Comic History of Rome p 240 Scipio Aemilianus cramming himself for a Speech after a hearty Supper.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0185-00-00
- date of death
- 0129-00-00
- Commons category
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus
- praenomen
- Publius
- name in native language
- P. Cornelius P.f.P.n. Scipio Aemilianus
- gens
- Cornelia gens
- allegiance
- Roman Republic
- writing language
- Latin
- different from
- Scipio Africanus
- cognomen
- Scipio
- relative
- Publius Cornelius Scipio
- social classification
- nobiles
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Encyclopedic overview
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (185 BC – 129 BC), known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a Roman general and statesman noted for his military exploits in the Third Punic War against Carthage and during the Numantine War in Spain. He oversaw the final defeat and destruction of the city of Carthage. He was a prominent patron of writers and philosophers, the most famous of whom was the Greek historian Polybius. In politics, he opposed the populist reform program of his murdered brother-in-law, Tiberius Gracchus.
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