Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236–183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman best known for his victory over Hannibal in the Second Punic War. In the Renaissance he was noted for the clemency and restraint he showed the defeated.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236–183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman best known for his victory over Hannibal in the Second Punic War. In the Renaissance he was noted for the clemency and restraint he showed the defeated.