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Noun: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
  1. Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
    - Scipio, Scipio Africanus, Scipio Africanus Major, Publius Cornelius Scipio, Scipio the Elder

Type of: full general, general

Encyclopedia: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major