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Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, own grandson to the great Africanus, serving like a slave at a feast with a dish in each hand! ⦠Cited from The Sisters, by Georg Ebers, v1. There was never anyone in the Roman Forum that avenged his death. Valerius writes of another example on ingratitude being the circumstances around Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio. Nasica had led a group of conservative senators of the Roman Senate to kill the populist tribune of the plebs Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BCE. ⦠"Are you idiotically in love with this Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica, or do you purpose t Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica â” war ein Sohn des Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus und römischer Konsul im Jahr 191 v. Chr. Er überführte 204 v. Chr. die Magna Mater. 197 v. Chr. amtierte er als kurulischer Aedil[1] und veranstaltete mit seinem Amtskollegen Gnaeus Manlius Vulso⦠⦠Deutsch Wikipedia. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica â” Pour les articles homonymes, voir Scipions et Nasica. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica était un consul de la Rome antique en 191. Il était le fils de Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus. Il a reçu le Magna Mater en 204 et est devenu édile en 197. En⦠⦠Wikipédia en França Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio (ca. 183 BC â“ 132 BC Pergamum, Asia Minor), the son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum and his wife Cornelia Africana Major, was a member of the gens Cornelia and a politician of the ancient Roman Republic. He was consul in 138 BC. The gens Cornelia was a family of patrician descent. Notable figures from his family line include Scipio Africanus, the first conqueror of Carthage, and Scipio Aemilianus, the third conqueror of Carthage and main opponent of Other articles where Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio is discussed: Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus: â¦traditional allocation of funds, but Scipio Nasica, an elderly senator from the Scipionic faction, succeeded in limiting these to a derisory sum. Tiberius countered by a second outrageous proposal, of which he failed to see the implication. The King of Pergamum, a city in Anatolia, on his death in 134â¦Â â¦traditional allocation of funds, but Scipio Nasica, an elderly senator from the Scipionic faction, succeeded in limiting these to a derisory sum. Tiberius countered by a second outrageous proposal, of which he failed to see the implication. The King of Pergamum, a city in Anatolia, on his death in 134⦠'Cornelius Scipio Nasica, Publius' can also refer to Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, Publius. Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, Publius. More Like This. Show all results sharing this subject Cornelius Scipio Nasica, Publius. Quick Reference. (RE 30). son of Cn. Cornelius Scipio Calvus, was chosen to receive the sacred stone of the Magna Mater on its arrival in Italy from Pessinus in 204 bc. (See From: Cornelius Scipio Nasica, Publius in The Oxford Classical Dictionary ». Subjects: Classical studies. Related content in Oxford Reference. Reference entries. Cornelius Scipio Nasica, Publius. in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev) Length: 135 words. View all related items in Oxford Reference ». Search for: 'Cornelius Scipio Nasica, Publius' in Oxford Reference ». Cornelius Scipio was the family name of the Scipionic branch of the gens Cornelia. Several individuals, mainly but not exclusively with the praenomen Publius, might be referred to in literary sources as Cornelius Scipio, including: Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, consul in 298 BC, and censor in 280. Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina, consul in 260 and 254 BC, during the First Punic War. Lucius Cornelius Scipio, consul in 259 and censor in 258 BC, captured Sardinia and Corsica. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum (died 141 BC) was a Roman statesman and member of the gens Cornelia. Corculum was the son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (himself consul in 191 BC), and was thus a first cousin once removed of the Roman general Scipio Africanus. In 168 BC Corculum fought under Africanus's brother-in-law Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus in Macedon. He commanded one of the wings, as described by Livy. translation and definition "Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica", English-German Dictionary online. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica. Copy to clipboard. Details / edit. HeiNER - the Heidelberg Named Entity Resource. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica. Automatic translation: Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica. Similar phrases in dictionary English German. (2). Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio. Showing page 1. Found 0 sentences matching phrase "Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica".Found in 0 ms. Translation memories are created by human, but computer aligned, which might cause mistakes. They come from many sources and are not checked. Be warned..
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