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Also Known As Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus • Scipio Africanus Minor • Scipio Aemilianus
Born 185 BCE or 184 BCE
Died 129 BCE • Rome • Italy
Title / Office consul (147BC-147BC), ancient Rome • consul (134BC-134BC), ancient Rome
Role In Punic Wars • Third Punic War

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Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the Elder; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, National Museum, Copenhagen.
Scipio Africanus
Roman general
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
emperor of Rome
Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
Vespasian
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Trajan
Trajan
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Sulla
Sulla
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Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Quintus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
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Gaius Flaminius
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Aurelian
Aurelian
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Scipio, Publius Cornelius
Publius Cornelius Scipio
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Marcus Licinius Crassus
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Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, marble bust by an unknown artist; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus
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Flavius Aetius
Flavius Aetius
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Marcus Atilius Regulus
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
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Publius Ventidius
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Lucius Mummius
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Gaius Avidius Cassius
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Quintus Fabius Ambustus
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Gaius Laelius
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