Definition of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

1. Noun. Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

Ptolemæus
Pty
Pty Ltd
Ptyas
Ptyas mucosus
Ptychozoon
Ptychozoon homalocephalum
Pu
Pub.
Pub. L.
Public Health Service
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Public Limited Liability Company
Publius Aelius Hadrianus
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (current term)
Publius Ovidius Naso
Publius Terentius Afer
Publius Vergilius Maro
Puccini
Puccinia
Puccinia graminis
Pucciniaceae
Pucikwar
Puck
Pucklike
Pudahuel
Puducherry
Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza

Literary usage of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1903)
"... called from their African conquests: (1) Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Bc 2S1-183 ; (2) Pub- lias Cornelius Scipio Africanus, his elder son; ..."

2. Outlines of History: With Original Tables, Chronological, Genealogical and by Robert Henlopen Labberton (1871)
"Scipio Major, (234-183 BC,) Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, the conqueror of Hannibal. He is said to have saved his father's life at the battle of ..."

3. A Brief History of Ancient Peoples by Joel Dorman Steele, Esther Baker Steele (1881)
"177), Cato is the counterpart of Aristides (p. 128). 2 (1) Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (p. 234) was the conqueror of Hannibal. ..."

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