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CORN0723 Cn. Cornelius (341) L. f. Cn. n. Scipio Asina

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Status

• Patrician

Life Dates

• 260, death - violent (DPRR Team) Expand

  KIA, against Carthaginian forces. Flor. 1.18.11.

Relationships

son of

L. Cornelius (343) Cn. f. Scipio Barbatus (cos. 298) (RE)

brother of

? L. Cornelius (323) L. f. Cn. n. Scipio (cos. 259) (DPRR Team)

father of

P. Cornelius (342) (Cn. f. L. n.) Scipio Asina (cos. 221) (RE)

Career

• Consul 260 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Polyb. 1.21.4, and 22.1; Fast. Cap. (names entire); Flor. 1.18.7; Eutrop. 2.20; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Oros. 4.4.7; Cassiod.; Zon. 8.10; Degrassi, 42f., 115, 432f. Cornelius held command of the fleet, but at the Lipari islands was caught and made captive by the Carthaginians (Polyb. 1.21.4-9; Liv. Per. 17; Val. Max. 6.6.2, and 9.11; Flor. 1.18.11; App. Lib. 63; Eutrop. 2.20; Polyaen. 6.16.5; Ampel. 36.1; Polyb. 8.35.9; Oros. 4.7.7-9; Zon. 8.10, and 12). Duilius, commander of the land forces, succeeded to the command of fleet, defeated the Carthaginians at Mylae, and then on land relieved Segesta and took Macella (Polyb. 1.22-24.1; Cic. Rep. 1.1; Or. 153; Liv. Per. 17; Diod. 23.10; Val. Max. 7.3, ext. 7; Sen. Brev. Vit. 13.3; Plin. NH 16.192; Frontin. Str. 1.5.6; 2.3.24; 3.2.2; Flor. 1.18.7-11; Eutrop. 2.20; Ampel. 46.3; Oros. 4.7.7-10; Zon. 8.10-11; cf. CIL 1(2), p. 193- Inscr. Ital. 13.3.13; CIL 1(2).2.25- Inscr. Ital. 13.3.69- ILS 65; Oros. 4.7.10). He celebrated the first naval triumph over the Sicilians and the Punic fleet, was honored with the columna rostrata in the Forum, and other privileges besides (CIL, as above; Cic. Sen. 44; Liv. Per. 17; Act. Tr., Degrassi, 76f., 548; Val. Max. 3.6.4; Plin. NH 34.20; Quintil. Inst. Or. 1.7.12; Sil. Ital. 6.663-9; Frontin. Str. 1.5.6; Tac. Ann. 2.49; Flor. 1.18.10; Eutrop. 2.20; Serv. ad Aen. 11.206; Georg. 3.29; Ammian. 26.3.5; Jerom. Adv. Jov. 1.46). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Among our sources Livy, Val. Max., Eutrop., Polyaen., Oros. and Zon. emphasize that Asina was captured by fraud during a conference. Polybius has Scipio commander of the fleet, and Duilius of the army. He then took charge when Asina was captured. Zonaras reverses the commands. (Broughton MRR I)
• Consul 254 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Fast. Cap. (names entire); Polyb. 1.38.7; Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Cassiod.; Zon. 8.14; see Degrassi, 42f., 116, 434f. The Consuls brought a new fleet to Sicily, and were repulsed at Drepanum, but captured Panormus and other towns (Polyb. 1.38.5-10; Diod. 23.18.3-5; Zon. 8.14; cf. Frontin. Str. 4.7.9). (Broughton MRR I)
• Proconsul 253 Sicilia (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Celebrated as Proconsul a triumph De Poenis (<i>Act. Tr.,</i> Degrassi 76f., 548). (Broughton MRR I)
• Triumphator 253 (Rich 2014) Expand
  • Triumph de Poeneis. MRR I.212, Itgenshorst no. 137, Rich no. 136. (Rich 2014)

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