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Scipio Africanus

235 BC - 183 BC

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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (, , Latin: [ˈskiːpioː]; 236/235–c. 183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who was one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders and strategists of all time, his greatest military achievement was the defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. This victory in Africa earned him the honorific epithet Africanus, literally meaning 'the African', but meant to be understood as a conqueror of Africa. Scipio's conquest of Carthaginian Iberia culminated in the Battle of Ilipa in 206 BC against Hannibal's brother Mago Barca. Although considered a hero by the Roman people, primarily for his victories against Carthage, Scipio had many opponents, especially Cato the Elder, who hated him deeply. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Scipio Africanus is the 583rd most popular politician (down from 396th in 2019), the 279th most popular biography from Italy (down from 181st in 2019) and the 44th most popular Italian Politician.

Scipio Africanus is most famous for the Roman victory over Hannibal in the Second Punic War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Scipio Africanus ranks 583 out of 19,576. Before him are Władysław II Jagiełło, Suharto, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Morsi, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, and Atahualpa. After him are Patrice Lumumba, Yongle Emperor, Theodora Porphyrogenita, Nur ad-Din, Rurik, and Charles XV of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 235 BC, Scipio Africanus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 183 BC, Scipio Africanus ranks 2. Before him is Hannibal. After him are Philopoemen, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, and Agesipolis III.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Scipio Africanus ranks 279 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Leo IV (790), Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Innocent IV (1195), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), and Pope Celestine IV (1200). After him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Luchino Visconti (1906), Vitus (290), Pietro Perugino (1446), Cosimo de' Medici (1389), and Pope Eugene I (600).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Scipio Africanus ranks 44. Before him are Didius Julianus (133), Pertinax (126), Vitellius (15), Otho (32), Florianus (232), and Servius Tullius (-600). After him are Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519), Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), Umberto I of Italy (1844), and Valentinian III (419).

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