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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus | |
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![]() The so-called "Hellenistic Prince", tentatively identified as Scipio Aemilianus[1] | |
Born | 185 BC |
Died | 129 BC (aged 55–56) |
Nationality | Roman |
Occupation(s) | General and statesman |
Office | Consul (147, 134 BC) |
Spouse | Sempronia |
Relatives | Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (father) Scipio Africanus (adoptive grandfather) Ti. Gracchus (brother-in-law) |
Military career | |
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 |
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus (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.