Scipio Aemilianus

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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus
The so-called "Hellenistic Prince", tentatively identified as Scipio Aemilianus[1]
Born	185 BC
Died	129 BC (aged 55–56)
Nationality	Roman
Occupation(s)	General and statesman
Office	Consul (147, 134 BC)
Spouse	Sempronia
Relatives	Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (father) Scipio Africanus (adoptive grandfather) Ti. Gracchus (brother-in-law)
Military career
Rank	Proconsul
Wars	Third Punic War • Battle of the Port of Carthage • Second Battle of Nepheris • Siege of Carthage Numantine War • Siege of Numantia
Awards	Mural Crown Grass Crown 2 Roman triumphs

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus (185–129 BC), known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a Roman general and statesman noted for his military exploits in the Third Punic War against Carthage and during the Numantine War in Spain. He oversaw the final defeat and destruction of the city of Carthage. He was a prominent patron of writers and philosophers, the most famous of whom was the Greek historian Polybius. In politics, he opposed the populist reform program of his murdered brother-in-law, Tiberius Gracchus.