Scipio Collection

Scipio Africanus meeting Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus meets the Carthaginian leader Hannibal before defeating him at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

Imperial Airways Poster, four types of plane
Imperial Airways Poster, showing four types of plane, with cutaway drawings of interiors of each class -- Heracles and Hannibal, Scylla, Atalanta, and Scipio. 20th century

Imperial Airways Poster, seaplane Scipio
Imperial Airways Poster, showing a diagrammatic drawing of the seaplane Scipio, one of the new Kent class, for use on the trans-Mediterranean service. 1931

Scipio Africanus - 2
After his successes against the Carthaginians, Publius Cornelius Scipio is awarded a massive triumphal procession; he is henceforth known as Scipio Africanus

Punic War, Scipio
PUNIC WARS Scipio blockades Carthage, and perfidiously obtains its surrender; the city is razed to the ground

Antiochus III of Syria returns Scipios captured son
Antiochus III of Syria, though an enemy, returns the Roman leader Scipio Africanuss captured son without demanding a ransom

Carthaginian leader Hannibal and Roman general Scipio meet to discuss possible terms before the Battle of Zama in modern Tunisia, 202 BC. The battle, won by the Romans, ended the Second Punic War

Scipio Africanus Ynger
PUBLIUS SCIPIO AFRICANUS the Younger Roman soldier and statesman

Scipio Africanus discovering military conspiracy
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, Roman general and statesman, surprises a military conspiracy

Tenor singer Marius-Pierre Audran as Scipion in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe
FLO4632794 Tenor singer Marius-Pierre Audran as Scipion in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1844

Scipio and Hannibal meet before Battle of Zama
6266291 Scipio and Hannibal meet before Battle of Zama; (add.info.: Carthaginian leader Hannibal and Roman general Scipio meet to discuss possible terms before the Battle of Zama in modern Tunisia)

The generosity of Scipio Africanus, c.1557. Creator: Gambara, Lattanzio (around 1530-1574)
The generosity of Scipio Africanus, c.1557. Found in the Collection of the Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia.

Triumph of Scipio Africanus after defeating Hannibal
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the triumph of the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus after defeating the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

The Fight between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal, c. 1616-1618. Artist: Cesari, Bernardino (1565-1621)
The Fight between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal, c. 1616-1618. Found in the collection of the Villa Margherita, Bordighera

Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC). Roman general and consul
Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC). Roman general and later consul. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

The Fight between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal
FIA5385515 The Fight between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal by Cesari, Bernardino (1565-1621); 65, 7x88, 8 cm; Villa Margherita, Bordighera, Italy; (add.info.: " La bataille de Zama (Afrique)

Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus (detail), 1743 (fresco)
5949079 Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus (detail), 1743 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Cordellina, Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Veneto

Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus (detail), 1743 (fresco)
5949080 Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus (detail), 1743 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Cordellina, Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Veneto

Scipios Clemency, c. 1565 (fresco)
3707973 Scipios Clemency, c.1565 (fresco) by Zelotti, Giambattista (Farinati) (1526-78); Villa Emo, Fanzolo, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Fanzolo, Villa Emo)

Detail of Scipios Clemency, c. 1565 (fresco)
3707878 Detail of Scipios Clemency, c.1565 (fresco) by Zelotti, Giambattista (Farinati) (1526-78); (add.info.: Fanzolo, Villa Emo, the main hall : " Scipios Clemency")

Scipios Clemency, Main Hall, c. 1565 (fresco)
3707975 Scipios Clemency, Main Hall, c.1565 (fresco) by Zelotti, Giambattista (Farinati) (1526-78); Villa Emo, Fanzolo, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Fanzolo, Villa Emo)

Roundel bearing a profile portrait of Alexander the Great surrounded by a garland of foliage, Florence, c
XAM75395 Roundel bearing a profile portrait of Alexander the Great surrounded by a garland of foliage, Florence, c.1480 (terracotta with polychrome glaze) by Verrocchio

Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus (detail), 1743 (fresco)
5949078 Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus (detail), 1743 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Cordellina, Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Veneto

Scipios Clemency, Main Hall, c. 1565 (fresco)
3707974 Scipios Clemency, Main Hall, c.1565 (fresco) by Zelotti, Giambattista (Farinati) (1526-78); Villa Emo, Fanzolo, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Fanzolo, Villa Emo)

Detail of Scipios Clemency, c. 1565 (fresco)
3707877 Detail of Scipios Clemency, c.1565 (fresco) by Zelotti, Giambattista (Farinati) (1526-78); Villa Emo, Fanzolo, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Fanzolo, Villa Emo)

Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (litho)
5997075 Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome)

The destruction of Carthage by the Romans, c. 1950 (litho)
1122694 The destruction of Carthage by the Romans, c.1950 (litho) by Brock, Richard Henry (1871-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

The tomb of the Scipios at Rome (engraving)
654084 The tomb of the Scipios at Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tomb of the Scipios at Rome)

Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving)
5216747 Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome)

Meeting of Hannibal and Scipio at Zama (engraving)
971548 Meeting of Hannibal and Scipio at Zama (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of Hannibal and Scipio at Zama)

Entrada a los sepulcros de los Escipiones (engraving)
729074 Entrada a los sepulcros de los Escipiones (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrada a los sepulcros de los Escipiones)

Scipios appeal to the people (engraving)
654087 Scipios appeal to the people (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scipios appeal to the people)

Goodwood Races, 1858 (engraving)
1619215 Goodwood Races, 1858 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goodwood Races, 1858. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 July 1858)

The siege of Carthage 146 BC. Roman soldiers entering Carthage, c. 1950 (litho)
1122693 The siege of Carthage 146 BC. Roman soldiers entering Carthage, c.1950 (litho) by Brock, Richard Henry (1871-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scipio at the deathbed of Masinissa
908810 Scipio at the deathbed of Masinissa by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published Hutchinson & Co circa 1920); British

Le Songe de Scipion (engraving)
3645665 Le Songe de Scipion (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Songe de Scipion. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1872)

The Triumph of Scipio (etching)
981685 The Triumph of Scipio (etching) by Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Scipio.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Scipio Granting Clemency to the Prisoners, 1530-61. Creator: Battista Franco Veneziano
Scipio Granting Clemency to the Prisoners, 1530-61

Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. Thermae, Large Baths. Near Santiponce. Ruins. Andalusia

The Attack on Cartagena, after 1566. Creator: Licinio, Giulio (1527-1591)
The Attack on Cartagena, after 1566. Found in the Collection of National Gallery, London

Scipios Appeal to the People, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Scipios Appeal to the People, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Scipio Africanus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Scipio Africanus, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Destruction of Numancia by Roman troops of Publio Cornelio Scipio Emiliano, 133 a.C. drawing of 1900

Destruction of Numancia at the siege of the Roman army led by Scipio The African, 133 bC

At left a coin with the legend Scipione er Montano II vir CCA, at right the front with the words C. Caesar Aug. Germanicus imp, the emitting entity was Caligula and both are bronze made

The Continence of Scipio. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Set design for the Opera Scipione (Scipio) by George Frideric Handel, 18th century. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

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"Scipio Africanus: A Legendary General and Statesman" In the historic Battle of Zama, Scipio Africanus faced off against his formidable adversary, Hannibal. This encounter marked a pivotal moment in the Punic War and showcased Scipio's strategic brilliance. Imperial Airways recognized Scipio's significance by featuring him on their iconic posters. These artworks depicted four types of planes, symbolizing the diverse skills possessed by this remarkable leader. One particular poster highlighted a seaplane named after Scipio himself. It served as a tribute to his naval victories and demonstrated his versatility as both a land and sea commander. Scipio Africanus was not just known for his military triumphs; he also displayed exceptional diplomacy. Antiochus III of Syria returned Scipios captured son, illustrating the respect commanded by this influential figure. Even at a young age, Scipio Africanus showed great promise. His achievements earned him the title "Scipio Africanus Ynger, " emphasizing his extraordinary talent that surpassed expectations. Throughout his career, Scipio encountered various challenges. One such instance involved uncovering a military conspiracy aimed at undermining Rome's power. His vigilance ensured stability within the empire. Born in 236 BC, Scipio Africanus became one of Rome's most revered generals and consuls during an era filled with political turmoil and warfare. His leadership left an indelible mark on Roman history. Artists like Cesari immortalized the epic clash between Scipio and Hannibal through their masterpieces. The painting titled "The Fight between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal" captures their fierce rivalry that shaped ancient Europe's destiny. Beyond warfare, discussions about Latin philosophers often included mention of Cato t alongside other prominent thinkers like Cicero or Seneca—a testament to how widely respected he was among intellectual circles.