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What controversy arose after Scipio Africanus captured Locri Epizephyrii in southern Italy?
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Scipio Africanus
Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the Elder; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, National Museum, Copenhagen.
After Scipio Africanus captured Locri Epizephyrii in 205 BCE, he left a man named Pleminius in command of the town. The subsequent misconduct of Pleminius became a source of controversy, providing Scipio’s political opponents with grounds to criticize him.1