(Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus) 237?-183? ; Rom. general: defeated Hannibal (202) in the 2d Punic War: called Major or the Elder
(Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus) 185?-129? ; Rom. general & statesman: destroyed Carthage (146): grandson (through adoption) of Scipio the Elder: called Minor or the Younger
See Scipio in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Roman general and politician who commanded the final destruction of Carthage (146) in the Third Punic War.