THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Publius Cornelius Scipio

Eldest son of Scipio Africanus (died 170 BC)

Publius Cornelius Scipio has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 215 BCE in Ancient Rome.

Born

in 215 BCE

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: in 167 BCE

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Ancient Rome
Professions
historian, rhetorician, politician, augur
Citizenship
Ancient Rome

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 215 BCE (Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic) or in 216 BCE (No external source identified).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 216 BCE

Precision: year · Rank: normal

    No external source identified

    More about Publius Cornelius Scipio

    Family

    Sibling
    Cornelia
    Sibling
    Lucius Cornelius Scipio
    Mother
    Aemilia Tertia
    Father
    Scipio Africanus
    Child
    Scipio Aemilianus

    All birth date sources

    A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

    Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

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    Where was Publius Cornelius Scipio born?

    Publius Cornelius Scipio was born in Ancient Rome.