Scipio the Elder
- proper noun
- Scipio the Elder defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.
Examples
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Many historians credit Scipio the Elder with saving Rome during the Second Punic War.
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The famous Roman general, Scipio the Elder, was known for his strategic brilliance.
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Scipio the Elder is renowned for his victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.
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The strategic brilliance of Scipio the Elder has been studied by military leaders for centuries.
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Scipio the Elder is renowned for his victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.
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Many historians credit Scipio the Elder with saving Rome during the Second Punic War.
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The strategic brilliance of Scipio the Elder has been studied by military leaders for centuries.
Synonyms
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A Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama in the Second Punic War
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A Roman general who beat Hannibal at the Battle of Zama during Rome's war with Carthage
A Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.