Synonyms:
Scipio, Scipio_Africanus, Scipio_Africanus_Major, Publius_Cornelius_Scipio, Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Africanus_Major, Scipio_the_Elder
Meaning: Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
Usage examples
Among the pioneers of the intellectual movement in Rome, and one of the most beautiful types of the learned women of her time, was the celebrated daughter of the elder Scipio Africanus--Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi.