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Scipio the Elder

Scipio the Elder

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A Roman general known for defeating Hannibal at Zama during the Second Punic War
  • proper noun
: Escipión el Viejo
  • Scipio the Elder defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.

Examples

  • Many historians credit Scipio the Elder with saving Rome during the Second Punic War.

  • The famous Roman general, Scipio the Elder, was known for his strategic brilliance.

  • Scipio the Elder is renowned for his victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.

  • The strategic brilliance of Scipio the Elder has been studied by military leaders for centuries.

  • Scipio the Elder is renowned for his victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.

  • Many historians credit Scipio the Elder with saving Rome during the Second Punic War.

  • The strategic brilliance of Scipio the Elder has been studied by military leaders for centuries.

Synonyms

Scipio
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A Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama in the Second Punic War

has identical historical facts but appears under a different name form
Scipio Africanus
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A Roman general who beat Hannibal at the Battle of Zama during Rome's war with Carthage

refers to same person but under an alternate name form
Scipio Africanus Major
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A Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

refers to the same commander using a different name style

Surface Forms

Morphology

Scipio + the + elder

This is a proper name plus a descriptive epithet: knowing 'Scipio' as a person-name and 'elder' meaning an older/respected person allows a learner to infer this refers to the older Scipio. The specific historical details (his campaigns, defeat of Hannibal) require world knowledge, but the compositional meaning (‘the older/earlier Scipio’) is transparent and follows a common cross-linguistic naming pattern.

Etymology

Scipio the Elder comes from an old Roman way of naming: when two family members had the same name, people added the Elder to show the older man. So Scipio the Elder is the older Scipio who was the Roman general famous for defeating Hannibal at Zama.