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People

Ancient Rome

Scipio Aemilianus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus (185–129 BC), known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a Roman general and statesman noted for his military exploits in the Third Punic War against Carthage and during the ...

, Roman general who destroyed Carthage in 146 BC *

Scipio Africanus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (, , ; 236/235–183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman, most notable as one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the best military com ...

, Roman general who defeated the Carthaginian leader Hannibal in 202 BC *

Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus (properly Asiagenes; 3rd century BC – after 183 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic. He was the son of Publius Cornelius Scipio and the younger brother of Scipio Africanus. He was elected co ...

, brother of Africanus, Roman general who defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III in 190 BC *

Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina (lived 3rd century BC) was a Roman general and statesman involved in the First Punic War. Scipio Asina belonged to the patrician family of the Cornelii Scipiones. He was son of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus and ...

, Roman general who was defeated in the Battle of the Lipari Islands in 260 BC *

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio 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 ...

, Roman politician, opponent of Julius Caesar * Cornelius Scipio (disambiguation)

Given names

Scipio Africanus Jones Scipio Africanus Jones (August 3, 1863 – March 2, 1943) was an American educator, lawyer, judge, philanthropist, and Republican politician from the state of Arkansas. He was most known for having guided the appeals of the twelve African-Amer ...

(1863–1943), African-American educator * Scipio Africanus (slave) ( – 1720), African slave in England known for his epitaph *

Scipio Colombo Scipio Colombo (25 May 1910 – 13 April 2002) was an Italian dramatic baritone, and was known for his abilities as a musician and singing-actor. Born in Vicenza, Italy, Colombo first studied philosophy at the University of Padua, before tur ...

(1910–2002), Italian opera singer *

Scipio Moorhead Scipio Moorhead (active c. 1773-after 1775) was an enslaved African-American artist who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Moorhead is known through the contemporary African-American poet Phillis Wheatley's poem, dedicated "To S. M. a young African ...

(active ), enslaved African-American artist *

Scipio Slataper Scipio Slataper (14 July 1888 – 3 December 1915) was an Italian writer, most famous for his lyrical essay '' My Karst''. He is considered, alongside Italo Svevo, the initiator of the prolific tradition of Italian literature in Trieste. Biogra ...

(1888–1915), writer from Austro-Hungarian Trieste *

Scipio Spinks Scipio Ronald Spinks (born July 12, 1947) is a former right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 through 1973 for the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. Life and sports Born in Chicago, Illinois, Spinks was a promisi ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Scipion Abeille Scipion Abeille (died 9 December 1697) was a French surgeon and poet. Abeille was born at Riez in the French province Provence, (now in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), and was the brother of Gaspard Abeille Gaspard Abeille (Riez, 1648 – Par ...

(died 1697), French surgeon *

Scipione Ammirato Scipione Ammirato (October 7, 1531January 11, 1601) was an Italian historian and philosopher. He is now regarded as an important founding figure in the scholarly study of the history of philosophy. He is best known for his political treatise ''Di ...

(1531–1601), Italian historian *

Scipione Barbò Soncino Scipione Barbò Soncino, or Scipione Barbuo, was a 16th-century Italian jurist and writer, active in Padua. His best-known work was a set of biographies of the Dukes of Milan, ''Sommario delle vite de' duchi di Milano'' (Venice, 8vo, 1574; fol. 158 ...

(active by 1570s), Italian jurist *

Scipione Borghese Scipione Borghese (; 1 September 1577 – 2 October 1633) was an Italian Cardinal, art collector and patron of the arts. A member of the Borghese family, he was the patron of the painter Caravaggio and the artist Bernini. His legacy is the estab ...

(1577–1633), Italian cardinal *

Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona Prince Luigi Marcantonio Francesco Rodolfo Scipione Borghese, commonly known as Scipione Borghese (11 September 1871, Migliarino – 18 November 1927, Florence), was an Italian aristocrat, industrialist, politician, explorer, mountain climber an ...

(1871–1927), Italian prince *

Scipione Breislak Scipione Breislak (1748 – 15 February 1826), Italy, Italian geologist of Sweden, Swedish parentage, was born in Rome in 1748. He distinguished himself as a professor of mathematical and mechanical philosophy in the college of Ragusa, Italy, Ra ...

(1748–1826), Italian geologist *

Scipione del Ferro Scipione del Ferro (6 February 1465 – 5 November 1526) was an Italian mathematician who first discovered a method to solve the depressed cubic equation. Life Scipione del Ferro was born in Bologna, in northern Italy, to Floriano and Filip ...

(1465–1526), Italian mathematician *

Scipione de' Ricci Scipione de' Ricci (19 January 1741 – 27 January 1810) was an Italian Catholic prelate, who was bishop of Pistoia from 1780 to 1791. He was sympathetic to Jansenist ideas in theology. Biography Scipione de' Ricci was born in Florence,''The ...

(1741–1810), Italian bishop *

Scipione Gentili Scipione Gentili ( la, Scipio Gentilis; 1563 – August 7, 1616) was an Italian law professor and a legal writer. One of his six brothers was Alberico Gentili, one of the fathers of international law. Born at San Ginesio, Scipione Gentili left I ...

(1563–1616), German law professor *

Scipione (Gino Bonichi) Gino Bonichi (February 25, 1904 – November 9, 1933), known as Scipione, was an Italian painter and writer. He was born in Macerata. In 1909 he moved to Rome, where he later enrolled at the Scuola Libera di Nudo of the Accademia di Belle Arti ...

(1904–1933), Italian painter *

Scipione Pulzone Scipione Pulzone (1544 – February 1, 1598), also known as Il Gaetano, was a Neapolitan painter of the late Italian Renaissance. His work differs in several respects from the Mannerist style predominant at the time. He was active mainly in Ro ...

(1544–1598), Italian painter *

Scipione Rebiba Scipione Rebiba (3 February 1504 – 23 July 1577) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a protégé of Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV. He held a variety of positions in the Church hierarchy, including some of the most sen ...

(1504–1577), Italian cardinal *

Scipione Tecchi Scipione Tecchi J.C.D. S.T.D. (27 June 1854 – 7 February 1915) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation of Rites. Early life and priesthood Tecchi was born in Rome, Italy. He was educated ...

(1854–1915), Italian cardinal *

Elmer Scipio Dundy Elmer Scipio Dundy (March 5, 1830 – October 28, 1896) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was the namesake of Dundy County, Nebraska. Biography Born on March 5, 1830, in ...

(1830–1896), Nebraska judge *

Andrew Scipione Andrew Phillip Scipione, (born 31 March 1958) is a former police officer who served as Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force, succeeding Ken Moroney on 31 August 2007. He retired from the New South Wales Police Force on 31 March 2017. ...

(born 1958), Australian police commissioner *

Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei Francesco Scipione Maffei (; 1 June 1675 – 11 February 1755) was a Italian writer and art critic, author of many articles and plays. An antiquarian with a humanist education whose publications on Etruscan antiquities stand as incunables o ...

(1675–1755), Italian writer

Pseudonym

* Scipio, pseudonym used by

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...

(1755 or 1757 – 1804), American lawyer and statesman

Place names

United States

Indiana

Scipio, Indiana and Ohio Scipio is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana and Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is at the intersection of State Routes 126 and 129. History Scipio was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cad ...

(Franklin County, Indiana, and Butler County, Ohio) *

Scipio, Indiana Scipio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 153. History Scipio was laid out in 1839 and named for Scipio Af ...

(Jennings County) *

Scipio Township, Allen County, Indiana Scipio Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county se ...

Scipio Township, LaPorte County, Indiana Scipio Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 111,467. The county seat is the city of La Porte, and the largest city ...

Kansas

* Scipio, Kansas

Michigan

* Scipio Township, Michigan

New York

Scipio, New York Scipio is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2010 census. Scipio is centrally located in the southern half of the county, south of Auburn. History Scipio was part of the Central New York Military T ...

(Cayuga County)

Ohio

Scipio Township, Meigs County, Ohio Scipio Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,050 people in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Alexander T ...

Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio Scipio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,729 people in the township, 1,180 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the east centra ...

Scipio, Ohio Scipio is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana and Butler County, Ohio, Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is at the intersection of State Routes Ohio State Route 126, 126 and Ohio State Route 129, 129. ...

, in Butler County

Oklahoma

* Scipio, Oklahoma

Utah

Scipio, Utah Scipio is a town on the eastern edge of Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 290 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. It lies in the oval-shaped ...

(Millard County)

Italy

Tomb of the Scipios The Tomb of the Scipios ( la, sepulcrum Scipionum), also called the , was the common tomb of the patrician Scipio family during the Roman Republic for interments between the early 3rd century BC and the early 1st century AD. Then it was abandoned ...

Creative works

* ''

Dream of Scipio A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...

'' ( la, Somnium Scipionis, links=no), a story by Cicero, * ''

The Dream of Scipio (novel) ''The Dream of Scipio'' is a novel by Iain Pears. It is set in Provence at three different critical moments of Western civilization—the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth, the Second World War ...

'', a 2002 novel by Iain Pears * ''

Il sogno di Scipione ', K. 126, is a ''dramatic serenade'' in one act ('' azione teatrale'') composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a libretto by Pietro Metastasio, which is based on the book ''Somnium Scipionis'' by Cicero; has been set to music several times. Moz ...

'', a dramatic serenade by Mozart, premiered in 1772 ** ''Scipio's Dream'', a 1992 opera by Judith Weir * ''

Scipione ''Scipione'' ( HWV 20), also called ''Publio Cornelio Scipione'', is an opera seria in three acts, with music composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1726. The librettist was Paolo Antonio Rolli. Handel composed ''Sc ...

'', a 1726 opera by Handel * ''

Scipione affricano ''Scipione affricano'' (''Scipio Africanus'') is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a ''dramma per musica''. The Italian libretto was by Nicolò Minato, based on Livy's " The Continence of Scipio". ...

'', an opera by Francesco Cavalli, premiered in 1664 * ''

Hannibal and Scipio ''Hannibal and Scipio'' is a Caroline era stage play, a classical tragedy written by Thomas Nabbes. The play was first performed in 1635 by Queen Henrietta's Men, and was first published in 1637. The first edition of the play contained a cast l ...

'', a play by Thomas Nabbes, first performed in 1635 * "Scipio", a song by

Sky The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from outer space. In the field of astronomy, ...

from the 1980 album ''

Sky 2 Sky Replay is a British pay television channel operated by Sky as a sister channel to Sky Max and Sky Witness. The current channel began broadcasting (as Sky One Mix) in December 2002. The 'Sky 2' name and format had earlier been used for a sim ...

'' * Scipio, a character in Cornelia Funke's ''

The Thief Lord ''The Thief Lord'' is a children's novel written by Cornelia Funke. It was published in Germany in 2000 and translated into English by Oliver Latsch in 2002 for The Chicken House, a division of Scholastic publishing company. It was Funke's first ...

Ships

* HMS ''Scipio'', name of several British warships * HMS ''Scipion'', name of several British warships * French ship ''Scipion'', name of several French warships

Other

Scipionyx ''Scipionyx'' ( ) was a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Italy, around 113 million years ago. There is only one fossil known of ''Scipionyx'', discovered in 1981 by an amateur paleontologist and brought to the attention o ...

, dinosaur * Scipio, character from the 2000 novel ''

'' * Scipio, a fictional planet in the sixth season of the animated television series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' * Scipio, character from the

Southern Victory Series The ''Southern Victory'' series or Timeline-191 is a series of eleven alternate history novels by author Harry Turtledove, beginning with ''How Few Remain'' (1997) and published over a decade. The period addressed in the series begins during th ...

by Harry Turtledove