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Publius Cornelius Scipio

260 BC - 211 BC

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Publius Cornelius Scipio (died 211 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic and the father of Scipio Africanus. A member of the Cornelia gens, Scipio served as consul in 218 BC, the first year of the Second Punic War. At the outbreak of the war, he was ordered to conduct the war effort in the Iberian Peninsula and confront Hannibal himself, while his fellow consul Tiberius Sempronius Longus was allocated Sicily and Africa. Scipio was given permission to recruit two Roman legions, 14,000 allied infantry, 1,600 allied cavalry and given 60 quinqueremes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Publius Cornelius Scipio is the 1,467th most popular politician (up from 3,099th in 2019), the 574th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,015th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Italian Politician.

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus is most famous for defeating Hannibal and the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Publius Cornelius Scipio ranks 1,467 out of 19,576. Before him are Václav Klaus, Lambert of Italy, Ariq Böke, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and Herennius Etruscus. After him are Nabonidus, Olaf I of Denmark, Andrei Zhdanov, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Manuel II of Portugal, and Aristides.

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Among people born in 260 BC, Publius Cornelius Scipio ranks 1. After him is Cleomenes III. Among people deceased in 211 BC, Publius Cornelius Scipio ranks 1. After him are Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Tiridates I of Parthia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Publius Cornelius Scipio ranks 574 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Benedict V (930), Giuseppe Farina (1906), Pope Stephen II (715), Lambert of Italy (880), Scribonia (-70), and Livius Andronicus (-280). After him are Filippino Lippi (1457), Lucius Aelius (101), Louis II of Italy (825), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), and Galeazzo Ciano (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Publius Cornelius Scipio ranks 95. Before him are Calpurnia (-77), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Petronius Maximus (396), and Lambert of Italy (880). After him are Lucius Aelius (101), Louis II of Italy (825), Galeazzo Ciano (1903), Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749), and Lucilla (150).

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