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
Place names
In the United States:
Indiana
- Scipio, Franklin County, Indiana
- Scipio, Indiana (Jennings County)
- Scipio Township, Allen County, Indiana
- Scipio Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Kansas
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:
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 (written by Herbie Flowers), from the album Sky 2 (1980).
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