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  • proper noun A male given name of mostly historical use.

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  • noun Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)

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Examples

  • The negro whom I call Scipio, on the day when Major Anderson evacuated

    Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

  • The negro whom I call Scipio, on the day when Major Anderson evacuated

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

  • Page 12 grace at every accost; the tone of his voice was mild and subdued, and in short, Scipio, though black, had all the unction of an old gentleman.

    Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. 1832

  • He requested M. Bailly to show him the shield of Scipio, which is in the royal library; and M. Bailly asking him which he preferred, Scipio or Hannibal, the young Prince replied, without hesitation, that he preferred him who had defended his own country.

    Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

  • The praetor and his council were greatly relieved at not having to call Scipio to account; Pleminius and thirty-two others they found guilty and sent them in chains to Rome.

    The History of Rome, Vol. IV 1905

  • And at the notion of Scipio, in gilt-laced hat and livery, tearing wildly through the undergrowth in the joy of liberty, she halted and laughed aloud.

    The Mayor of Troy Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • Still Veii held out, and to finish the war a dictator was appointed, Marcus Furius Camillus, who chose for his second in command a man of one of the most virtuous families in Rome, as their surname testified, Publius Cornelius, called Scipio, or the Staff, because either he or one of his forefathers had been the staff of his father's old age.

    Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • During this time, Scipio -- that is, the Scipio who conquered Hannibal -- had disappeared from the stage.

    Hannibal Makers of History Jacob Abbott 1841

  • These last two received from the Roman people the surname of Africanus, in honor of their African victories, and the one who now comes upon the stage was called Scipio

    Hannibal Makers of History Jacob Abbott 1841

  • He, as had been related, was a bitter political opponent of Scipio Africanus the Great, and he continued his enmity to Scipio's adopted son, called Scipio the

    Plutarch's Lives, Volume II 46-120? Plutarch 1839

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