Scipio

[ sip-ee-oh, skip- ]

/ ˈsɪp iˌoʊ, ˈskɪp- /

noun

Pub·li·us Cor·nel·ius Scipio Af·ri·ca·nus Major

[puhb-lee-uhs kawr-neel-yuhs, af-ri-key-nuhs, -kan-uhs, -kahn-], /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs, -ˈkæn əs, -ˈkɑn-/, "Scipio the Elder", 237–183 b.c., Roman general who defeated Hannibal.

his adopted grandson, Publius Cornelius Scipio Ae·mil·i·a·nus Africanus Minor

[ee-mil-ee-ey-nuhs], /iˌmɪl iˈeɪ nəs/, "Scipio the Younger", c185–129 b.c., Roman general: besieger and destroyer of Carthage.

Words nearby Scipio

sciomancy, scion, sciophyte, sciosophy, Scioto, Scipio, scire facias, scirocco, scirrhoid, scirrhous, scirrhous carcinoma

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Example sentences from the Web for Scipio

But that makes no difference; Scipio did right, and you should tell him you forgive him.'
Continental Monthly - Volume 1 - Issue 3|Various
Scipio overtaken stood his ground and would have offered battle but for the fact that by night the Gauls in his army deserted.
Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6)|Cassius Dio
Scipio then asked Hannibal who came next in order, and he replied that he should give the third rank to himself.
Hannibal|Jacob Abbott
But at the same time he sent his father-in-law Scipio and his son Cnaeus into Syria, to provide ships of war.
The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch|Plutarch

And yet Scipio did not proceed so far as literally and actually to destroy them.
Hannibal|Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for Scipio

Scipio

/ (ˈskɪpɪˌəʊ, ˈsɪpɪˌəʊ) /

noun

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)

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

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单词	scipio
释义	Scipio [ sip-ee-oh, skip- ] / ˈsɪp iˌoʊ, ˈskɪp- / noun Pub·li·us Cor·nel·ius Scipio Af·ri·ca·nus Major [puhb-lee-uhs kawr-neel-yuhs, af-ri-key-nuhs, -kan-uhs, -kahn-], /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs, -ˈkæn əs, -ˈkɑn-/, "Scipio the Elder", 237–183 b.c., Roman general who defeated Hannibal. his adopted grandson, Publius Cornelius Scipio Ae·mil·i·a·nus Africanus Minor [ee-mil-ee-ey-nuhs], /iˌmɪl iˈeɪ nəs/, "Scipio the Younger", c185–129 b.c., Roman general: besieger and destroyer of Carthage. Words nearby Scipio sciomancy, scion, sciophyte, sciosophy, Scioto, Scipio, scire facias, scirocco, scirrhoid, scirrhous, scirrhous carcinoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Scipio But that makes no difference; Scipio did right, and you should tell him you forgive him.' Continental Monthly - Volume 1 - Issue 3\|Various Scipio overtaken stood his ground and would have offered battle but for the fact that by night the Gauls in his army deserted. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6)\|Cassius Dio Scipio then asked Hannibal who came next in order, and he replied that he should give the third rank to himself. Hannibal\|Jacob Abbott But at the same time he sent his father-in-law Scipio and his son Cnaeus into Syria, to provide ships of war. The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch\|Plutarch And yet Scipio did not proceed so far as literally and actually to destroy them. Hannibal\|Jacob Abbott British Dictionary definitions for Scipio Scipio / (ˈskɪpɪˌəʊ, ˈsɪpɪˌəʊ) / noun 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) 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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