Cornelia Scipio

Scipioons ( lat. Scipio - literally “rod”, “staff”; the name is associated with the legend of a young man who accompanied his blind father everywhere, serving him as though a staff) - the Roman cognomist , a branch of the Cornelian family, distinguished by strict patriarchal education, modesty and devotion to loved ones. Scipions were usually political allies of Pavlov from the Emilian clan, for some time they were regularly elected consuls and were quite influential at the end of the first series of the Illyrian wars of 229–219 BC. e.

Cornelia Scipio lat Cornelii scipiones
Nationality	Ancient Rome
Civil activity	24 consul
Military activity	generals, including famous
Religious activity	3 great pontiffs

The following representatives are most known:

• Lucius Cornelius Scipio , Consul 350 BC e.
• Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbat .
• Gnei Cornelius Scipio Azina .
• Lucius Cornelius Scipio , Consul of 259 BC e.
• Gnei Cornelius Scipio Calv .
• Publius Cornelius Scipio I.
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus , winner of Hannibal , Consul 205 and 194 BC e.
• Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiatic , Consul of 190 BC e. Brother of the previous one.
• Lucius Cornelius Scipio , praetor 174 BC e.
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Nazika Korkul , consul of 162 and 155 BC e.
• Gnei Cornelius Scipio Hispan - Praetor 139 BC e., known primarily for the expulsion from Rome of all the Jews - the Chaldeans .
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Nazika Serapion , consul 138 BC e.
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Nazika Serapion , Consul 111 BC e.
• Gnei Cornelius Scipio - praetor around 109 BC e. The son of the previous one.
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Nazika , praetor about 94 BC e.
• Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiatic , consul 83 BC e.
• Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiatic Emilian , legate in 77 BC e. The half-brother of the triumvir of Lepidus .
• Guy (Gnei) Cornelius Scipio - a promo-magistrate who ruled in 67 BC. e. Cisalpine Gaul ^[1] .
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Salviton is the first husband of Scribonia . Caesarian , participant in the African campaign of Julius Caesar in 47–46 BC. e.
• Publius Cornelius Scipio , Consul 16 BC e.
• Publius Cornelius Scipio, consul for 52 years.
• S. Cornelius Scipio L. Salvidien Orfit, consul of 149.
• S. Cornelius Scipio Salvidien Orfit, Consul of 178.
• Marc Cornelius Scipio.

Many of Scipios were buried in the tomb of Scipios on the Appian Way .

Three cities in the United States are named after Scipio: Scipio in New York State , Scipio in Utah and Scipio Township in Michigan .

The march from the opera Scipio by Georg Friedrich Handel is used by the orchestra of the British grenadiers.