Original: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (235 â "183 BC), also known as Scipio Africanus and Scipio the Elder, was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic.
Simplified: For the successful slave that turned person in business, see George Africanus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (Latin: PÂ CORNELIVSÂ PÂ FÂ LÂ NÂ SCIPIOÂ AFRICANVSÂ) (235 â "183 BC) was a general in the Second Punic War and politician of the Roman Republic.