scipio

Scip·i·o

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sip-ee-oh, skip-]
- /ˈsɪp iˌoʊ, ˈskɪp-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sip-ee-oh, skip-]
- /ˈsɪp iˌoʊ, ˈskɪp-/

Definitions of scipio word

noun scipio Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal. 1
noun scipio his adopted grandson, Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Minor [ee-mil-ee-ey-nuh s] /iˌmɪl iˈeɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Younger") c185–129 b.c, Roman general: besieger and destroyer of Carthage. 1
noun scipio full name Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major. 237–183 bc, Roman general. He commanded the Roman invasion of Carthage in the Second Punic War, defeating Hannibal at Zama (202) 0
noun scipio full name Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Minor. ?185–129 bc, Roman statesman and general; the grandson by adoption of Scipio Africanus Major. He commanded an army against Carthage in the last Punic War and razed the city to the ground (146). He became the leader (132) of the opposition in Rome to popular reforms 0
noun scipio (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus) 237?-183? b.c.; Rom. general: defeated Hannibal (202) in the 2d Punic War 0
noun scipio (Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus) 185?-129? b.c.; Rom. general & statesman: destroyed Carthage (146): grandson (through adoption) of Scipio the Elder 0

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