Scipio

Scipio may refer to:

People

Ancient Rome

• Scipio (cognomen), a cognomen used with the gens name Cornelius to distinguish a particular branch of the family; for a list of individuals, see gens Cornelia, but especially:
  • Scipio Africanus, Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Battle of Zama
  • Scipio Aemilianus Africanus, politician general who led the final siege and destruction of Carthage in 146 BC.
  • Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, politician who opposed Julius Caesar

Given names

• Scipio Africanus Jones, African-American educator
• Scipio Africanus (slave), African slave in England known for his epitaph
• Scipio Colombo, Italian opera singer
• Scipio Moorhead, African-American artist
• Scipio Slataper, writer from Trieste
• Scipio Spinks, baseball player
• Scipion Abeille, French surgeon
• Scipione Ammirato, Italian historian
• Scipione Barbò Soncino, Italian jurist
• Scipione Borghese, Italian cardinal
• Scipione Borghese (prince), Italian ruler
• Scipione Breislak, Italian geologist
• Scipione del Ferro, Italian mathematician
• Scipione de' Ricci, Italian bishop
• Scipione Gentili, Italian law professor
• Scipione (Gino Bonichi), Italian painter
• Scipione Pulzone, Italian painter
• Scipione Rebiba, Italian cardinal
• Scipione Tecchi, Italian cardinal
• Elmer Scipio Dundy, Nebraska judge
• Andrew Scipione, Australian police commissioner
• Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian writer

Pseudonym

• Scipio, pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton, American lawyer and statesman

Place names

United States

Indiana

• Scipio, Franklin County, Indiana
• Scipio, Indiana (Jennings County)
• Scipio Township, Allen County, Indiana
• Scipio Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Kansas

• Scipio, Kansas

Michigan

• Scipio Township, Michigan

New York

• Scipio, New York (Cayuga County)

Ohio

• Scipio Township, Meigs County, Ohio
• Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio
• Scipio, Ohio (Butler County)

Utah

• Scipio, Utah (Millard County)

Elsewhere

• Tomb of the Scipios, Italy

Creative works

• Dream of Scipio, story by Cicero
• The Dream of Scipio (book), book by Iain Pears
• Il sogno di Scipione, dramatic serenade by Mozart
• Il sogno di Scipione, Opera by Judith Weir
• Scipione, opera by Handel
• Scipione affricano, Opera by Francesco Cavalli
• Hannibal and Scipio, play by Thomas Nabbes
• Scipio, Part 1 & 2, song by Sky from the album Sky 2

Ships

• HMS Scipio, name of several British warships
• HMS Scipion, name of several British warships
• French ship Scipion, name of several French warships

Other

• Scipionyx, dinosaur
• Scipio, character from the novel The Thief Lord
• Scipio (aka Xerxes), character from the Southern Victory Series by Harry Turtledove