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People: Scipio Aemilianus
Topic: Roman Eastern Frontier Wars of 20 BCE-CE 19
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Scipio Aemilianus

Roman general and politician
Years: 185BCE - 129BCE

Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus (185 – 129 BCE), also known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a leading general and politician of the ancient Roman Republic.

As consul he commands at the final siege and destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE, and is a leader of the senators opposed to the Gracchi in 133 BCE.