Scipio

[ sip-ee-oh, skip- ]

noun

1. Pub·li·us Cor·nel·ius Scipio Af·ri·ca·nus Major [puhb, -lee-, uh, s kawr-, neel, -y, uh, s, af-ri-, key, -n, uh, s, -, kan, -, uh, s, -, kahn, -], Scipio the Elder, 237–183 b.c., Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
2. his adopted grandson Publius Cornelius Scipio Ae·mil·i·a·nus Africanus Minor [ee-mil-ee-, ey, -n, uh, s], Scipio the Younger, c185–129 b.c., Roman general: besieger and destroyer of Carthage.

Scipio

/ ˈsɪpɪˌəʊ; ˈskɪpɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. Scipio237 bc183 bcMRomanMILITARY: general full name Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major. 237–183 bc , Roman general. He commanded the Roman invasion of Carthage in the Second Punic War, defeating Hannibal at Zama (202)
2. Scipio?185 bc129 bcMRomanPOLITICS: statesmanMILITARY: general full name Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Minor. ?185–129 bc , Roman statesman and general; the grandson by adoption of Scipio Africanus Major. He commanded an army against Carthage in the last Punic War and razed the city to the ground (146). He became the leader (132) of the opposition in Rome to popular reforms

Example Sentences

Miles was highly recruited out of Scipio A. Jones High School in North Little Rock, where he led his team to four straight state championships, averaging 18, 25, 30 and 32 points per game.

From Seattle Times

Many families settled there to work in the rail yards, and the children were funneled to Scipio A. Jones, where their schoolbooks were tattered rejects from North Little Rock High.

From Washington Post

Dikkie Scipio, the architect for the renovation, proposed converting these former courtyards into exhibition spaces for modern art, and she also added two exhibition halls on the roof.

From New York Times

Soon after she’d landed on the Argo II, her pegasus Scipio had collapsed, overwhelmed by poisoned claw marks from a gryphon attack the night before.

From Literature

The programme goes behind the scenes with the city's mayor and in one clip Mr Rees is seen reacting to an act of vandalism on the grave of Scipio Africanus.

From BBC