Scipio Africanus
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Scipio Africanus has been mentioned in one podcast episode on OverSimplified (Jan 2024). Used as the later honorific/name for Scipio the Younger, foreshadowing his rise as Rome’s key commander against Carthage.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was a Roman general and statesman who was one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders and strategists of all time, his crowning achievement was the defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which earned him the honorific epithet Africanus.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2024 on OverSimplified |
| Role | Roman general; victor of the Second Punic War (honorific: Africanus) |
| Affiliation | Roman Republic |
Who talks about Scipio Africanus on podcasts?
Narrator brought up Scipio Africanus; the most recent mention was Jan 2024 on OverSimplified.
- The Second Punic War - OverSimplified (Part 2) on OverSimplified (Jan 2024) — Narrator