Scipio Africanus: References & Edit History
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The chief ancient sources for Scipio are Polybius and Livy; the Life of Scipio by Plutarch does not survive. The best sources for Scipio in English are H.H. Scullard, Roman Politics, 220–150 B.C., 2nd ed. (1973), and Scipio Africanus: Soldier and Politician (1970). Other useful works include Robert O’Connell, The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic (2010); Frank W. Walbank, “The Scipionic Legend,” in Selected Papers (1985); and John Briscoe, “The Second Punic War,” in Rome and the Mediterranean to 133 B.C., vol. 8 of The Cambridge Ancient History, 2nd ed. (1989), pp. 44–80.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Scipio Africanus. | Aug 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Scipio Africanus (PDF). | Nov 11, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNRV Roman History - Scipio Africanus. | Sep 07, 2022 | ||
| Changed article title from "Scipio Africanus the Elder" to "Scipio Africanus." | Mar 28, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Added video. | May 19, 2015 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Aug 20, 2014 | ||
| Expanded treatment of Scipio's military career, particularly the Battle of Zama. | Jul 28, 2014 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | Jul 28, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Biography of Scipio Africanus. | Jan 29, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Scipio. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Rome's Craftiest General: Scipio Africanus. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Scipio The Elder and The Younger. | Nov 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: History.com - Scipio Africanus the Elder. | Oct 06, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Aug 14, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 14, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 21, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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