Scipio Africanus the Younger
| Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus | |
|---|---|
| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
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In office 147 BC – 147 BC |
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| Preceded by | Sp. Postumius Albinus and L. Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus |
| Succeeded by | Cn. Cornelius Lentulus and L. Mummius Achaicus |
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In office 134 BC – 134 BC |
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| Preceded by | Q. Calpurnius Piso and Ser. Fulvius Flaccus |
| Succeeded by | L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and P. Mucius Scaevola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 185 BC Rome, Roman Republic |
| Died | 129 BC |
| Spouse(s) | Sempronia Graccha |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Roman Republic
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| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Third Punic War Siege of Numantia |
Third Punic War
Battle of the Port of Carthage
Second Battle of Nepheris
Siege of Carthage
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus (185–129 BC), also known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus Minor (Scipio Africanus the Younger), was a politician of the Roman Republic who served as consul twice, in 147 BC and 134 BC.
In 147 BC, he took over the command of the Third Punic War (149-146 BC), besieged, and destroyed Carthage. In 134 BC he took over the Numantine War (143-133 BC), restored the discipline of the Roman army, and defeated Numantia. He was a prominent patron of writers and philosophers.
Scipio Aemilianus was the second of two sons of Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus, the commander of the Romans' victorious campaign in the Third Macedonian War, and his first wife, Papiria Masonis. Scipio was adopted by his cousin, Publius Cornelius Scipio, the eldest son of his aunt Aemilia Tertia and her husband Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the acclaimed commander who won the decisive battle of the Second Punic War against Hannibal. This made Scipio Africanus the adoptive grandfather of Scipio Aemilianus. On adoption, he became Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, assuming the name of his adoptive father, but keeping Aemilianus as a fourth name to indicate his original nomen. His elder brother was adopted by a son or grandson of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, a prominent commander in the Second Punic War, whose name became Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus.
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