Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

CORN0832 P. Cornelius (330) L. f. L. n. Scipio

Status

  • Patrician
  • Nobilis Expand

    Liv. 28.42.5, Sen. Bene. 3.33.3

Life Dates

  • 255?, birth (Develin 1979) Expand

    Develin no. 69.

  • 211, death - violent (Broughton MRR I) Expand

    KIA, against Carthaginian forces.

Relationships

son of
L. Cornelius (323) L. f. Cn. n. Scipio (cos. 259) (RE)
brother of
Cn. Cornelius (345) L. f. L. n. Scipio Calvus (cos. 222) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

App. Ib. 14 (54), App. Ib. 15 (57), App. Ib. 16 (63), App. Pun. 6 (24f.), Cic. Cato 29, Cic. off. I 62, Cic. off. III 16, Frontin. strat. II 3.1, Liv. XXIV 48.1, Liv. XXV 38.9, Liv. XXVI 2.13, Liv. XXVI 41.21, Liv. XXVI 41.8, Liv. XXVIII 28.13, Liv. XXVIII 39.4, Liv. XXVIII 42.4, Liv. XXVIII 43.10, Liv. XXXV 10.8, Oros. IV 18.1, Plin. n.h. XXXV 14, Pol. III 49.4, Pol. X 7.7, Val. Max. I 6.2, Val. Max. III 7.1, Val. Max. VI 6, Vell. II 38.4, Zon. 9 (10), Zon. 9 (2), Zon. 9 (7), Zon. 9 (8)

married to
Pomponia (28) (daughter of? M'. Pomponius (16)) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Sil It. XIII 615

father of
L. Cornelius (337) P. f. L. n. Scipio Asiaticus (cos. 190) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Liv. XXXVIII 58.4

P. Cornelius (336) P. f. L. n. Scipio Africanus Maior (cos. 205) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

App. Hann. 56 (236)

Career

  • Consul 218 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • For Scipio's filiation, see that of his father, Cos. 259, and that of his son Africanus, Cos. 205 and 194. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Polyb. 4.66.9; Liv. 21.6.3, and 15.4-6; Fast. Cap., Degrassi 44 ([- - - -]n. Scipio; Sempronius' name entire), 118, 442f.; Ascon. 3 C;{238} Chr. 354; Fast. Hyd.; Chr. Pasc.; Oros. 4.14.3; Cassiod.; Zon. 8.23; cf. Fast. Fer. Lat., Degrassi 148f. See Degrassi 118, 442f. Scipio was assigned the province of Spain (Polyb. 3.40.2, and 41.2; 5.1.4; Liv. 21.17.1 and 6; App. Ib. 14; Eutrop. 3.8; cf. Nep. Hann. 4), but returned from Massilia to fight Hannibal in northern Italy (Polyb. 3.49.1-4, and 61.1; Liv. 21.32.1-5, and 39.3; Sil. It. 4.51-52; App. Hann. 7; Zon. 8.23). He led the Roman forces at the Ticinus, and, after the Trebia, at Placentia (Polyb. 3.54.1, and 79.11; Nep. Hann. 4; Liv. 21.39.4-47.3, and 52.1-57.14; Val. Max. 5.4.2; Frontin. Str. 2.5.23; Sil. It. 4.56-703; Flor. 1.22.12; App. Hann. 7; Auct. Vir. Ill. 42.3; Ampel. 28; Eutrop. 3.9; Oros. 4.14.6-7; Zon. 8.23-24). Sempronius was assigned Sicily and Africa (Polyb. 3.40.2, and 41.2-8; 5.1.4; Liv. 21.17.1 and 5, and 49.3-51.7; App. Ib. 14; Eutrop. 3.8; Zon. 8.23), whence he hastened to join Scipio against Hannibal and fought at the Trebia (Polyb. 3.61.7-12, and 68.13-74.11; Nep. Hann. 4; Liv. 21.48.7-8, and 51.5-7, and 52.1-56.9; Frontin. Str. 2.5.23; Sil. It. 4.480-703; Flor. 1.22.12; App. Hann. 6; Auct. Vir. Ill. 42.3; Ampel. 28; Oros. 4.14.7; Zon. 8.24). He held the elections at Rome and returned to Placentia (Liv. 21.57.1-4, and 59.1-10; cf. Polyb. 3.75.1-3). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 217 Hispania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Sent to Spain as Proconsul, to carry on the war along with his brother against the Carthaginians (Polyb. 3.97.1-99.9; Liv. 22.22; App. Ib. 15; Zon. 9.1). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 216 Hispania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • P. Scipio went to Spain as Proconsul in 217, and his command as Proconsul was prorogued in 212 (see these years, Promagistrates). His title during the intervening years was almost certainly the same. (Broughton MRR I)
    • Proconsul in Spain. See Liv. 23.26.1-27.8; App. Ib. 15; Zon. 9.3; cf. CAH 8.59. (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 215 Hispania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Province: Spain; imperium prorogued (see 216, note 4). He and his brother appealed to Rome for supplies, and on receiving them won from the Carthaginians Iliturgi, Intibili, and the allegiance of many Spanish tribes (Liv. 23.48.4-49.14; cf. Zon. 9.3 with his inaccurate chronology; Münzer, RE, s. v. "Cornelius," no. 330).{256} (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 214 Hispania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Proconsul in Spain (see 216, note 4). With his brother, he pressed on south of the Ebro while the Carthaginians were involved in Africa with Syphax of Numidia (Liv. 23.49.5-6; cf. 24.41-42, and 48-49; App. Ib. 15; Zon. 9.3; see De Sanctis 3.2.247, note 76; CAH 8.70, note 2). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 213 Hispania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Proconsul in Spain (see 216, note 4). He and his brother added to alliances south of the Ebro, and sent envoys to Syphax in Africa (Liv. 24.48-49, cf. 41-42; see De Sanctis 3.2.247, note 76). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 212 Hispania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • Imperium prorogued in Spain (Liv. 25.3.6). Captured Saguntum and Castulo; otherwise his advance was uneventful (Liv. 24.42.9-11, cf. 41-42; 25.32.1; App. Ib. 16; see De Sanctis 3.2.247, note 76; 446, note 6; CAH 8.70, note 3). (Broughton MRR I)
  • Proconsul 211 Hispania (Broughton MRR I) Expand
    • These were destroyed in turn by Carthaginian forces in southern Spain (Polyb. 10.6.2, and 7.1, cf. 8.38; Liv. 25.32-36; 26.2.5; Val. Max. 2.7.15; 3.7.1; Sil. It. 13.381-384; App. Ib. 16; Eutrop. 3.14; Oros. 4.17.12; Zon. 9.5; cf. Cic. Off. 1.61; 3.16; Rep. 1.1; Parad. 1.12; Sen. 75 and 82; Tusc. 1.89; ND 3.80; Schol. Ambros. 276 Stangl). On the chronology, see De Sanctis, 3.2.446, note 4. (Broughton MRR I)

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