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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

Scipio Africanus

also: Scipio, Scipionis, the Scipios

Conqueror of Hannibal at Zama and father of Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi. Seneca names the Scipios as a byword for Roman greatness exposed to Fortune.

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Mentioned in 3 works (6 total)

Consolation to Marcia philosophy · 2 mentions
Consolation to Polybius philosophy · 1 mention
Moral Letters to Lucilius philosophy · 3 mentions

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