Thersites the Historian | Publius Cornelius Scipio, Consul 218 BCE @ThersitestheHistorian | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 9 minutes ago.
The father of the legendary Scipio Africanus, the elder Scipio is a well-known figure from the Second Punic War even if his accomplishments were rather limited. Serving under his older and more talented brother, Scipio Calvus, Publius Scipio did a great deal to help establish a Roman foothold north of the Ebro. While he was defeated by Hannibal at the Ticinus, he was the second-in-command at Dertosa, one of the underrated but crucial battles of the conflict. In this video, I explain why the elder Scipio has typically been overrated, even though he did make one extraordinarily consequential decision during the war's first year which had far-reaching ramifications.



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