Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus (185–129 BC), also known as
Scipio Aemilianus or
Scipio Africanus Minor (
Scipio Africanus the Younger), was a leading general and politician of the ancient
Roman Republic. As
consul he commanded at the final siege and destruction of
Carthage in 146 BC, and was a leader of the senators opposed to the
Gracchi in 133 BC.