Scipio Nasica was the name of several members of the
Scipiones
The gens Cornelia was one of the greatest patrician (ancient Rome), patrician houses at ancient Rome. For more than seven hundred years, from the early decades of the Roman Republic, Republic to the third century AD, the Cornelii produced more em ...
, a branch of the
patrician
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Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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gens
In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; plural: ''gentes'' ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same Roman naming conventions#Nomen, nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a ''stirps'' (p ...
Cornelia. Metellus Scipio was born into this family, but was later adopted out to the gens
Caecilia
''Caecilia'' is a genus of amphibians in the family Caeciliidae
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Although they ...
. He still retained his former name by combining it with that of his adoptive father.
This name may refer to:
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (consul 191 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (born 227 BC; fl. 204171 BC) (Nasica meaning "pointed nose") was a consul of ancient Rome in 191 BC. He was a son of Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus.
At the request of the Senate, he journeyed with the Roman matr ...
(b. 227 BC), son of Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus.
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum (c. 206 BC – c. 141 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. Born into the illustrious family of the Cornelii Scipiones, he was one of the most important Roman statesmen of the second cent ...
(d. 141 BC), son of the above, consul in 162 and 155 BC, pontifex maximus in 150 BC, and princeps senatus in 147 BC.
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio (182/181–132 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic best remembered today for leading a mob that assassinated the tribune Tiberius Gracchus, and hunted and killed Tiberius' supporters afterwards.
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, son of the above, pontifex maximus in 141 BC and consul in 138 BC. The murderer of Tiberius Gracchus.
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (consul 111 BC)
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (c. 154 – 111 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. He belonged to the great patrician family of the Cornelii Scipiones
The gens Cornelia was one of the greatest patrician houses at ancient Rome. For mor ...
, son of the above. Some sources mistakenly call him Serapio like his father.
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio (c. 95 – 46 BC), often referred to as Metellus Scipio, was a Roman senator and military commander. During the civil war between Julius Caesar and the senatorial faction led by Pompey, he was a staunch supp ...
(d. 46 BC), grandson of the above, consul in 52 BC, adopted by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius.
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