Lucius Cornelius Scipio (consul 259 BC)
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Lucius Cornelius Scipio (consul 259 BC)
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Lucius Cornelius Scipio, consul in 259 BC during the First Punic War, was a consul and censor of ancient Rome. He was the son of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, himself consul and censor, and brother to Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina, who was consul twice. Two of his sons and three of his grandsons also became consuls and were all famous generals. Among these five men, the most famous was Scipio Africanus. As consul in 259 BC, he led the Roman fleet in the capture of Aleria and then Corsica, bu
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Roman general and statesman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio_(consul_259_BC)
date created:
2007-03-30T12:33:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T20:34:19Z
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