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Scipio Aemilianus
Roman general and statesman, praised for virtue and military success.
minor
Also known as Scipio
First appearance: i
Scipio Aemilianus shows up with force in XI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Second Scipio who patiently blockaded Numantia, bearing reproach until the enemy perished by their own swords.
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In XI: Second Scipio who patiently blockaded Numantia, bearing reproach until the enemy perished by their own swords. Later, in XIV: Cited as an example of one who bore the sudden loss of his two brothers with courage…
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- Roman military and mythological symbols
- Exemplars of virtue and sacrifice
- Diverse historical and philosophical figures
- Stoic and political exemplars
- Ambition and fate exemplars
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