- The
Scipionic Circle, or the
Circle of Scipio, was a
group of philosophers, poets, and
politicians patronized by
their namesake,
Scipio Aemili****. Together...
- class, he was born at
Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a
member of the
Scipionic Circle. The
dates ****igned by
Jerome for Lucilius'
birth and
death are...
- aid; this
alleged vision pla**** a role in the
rapid development of a
Scipionic legend around him and his family.
Storming the city
rapidly and with little...
-
statesman who
became consul of
ancient Rome in 136 BC. He was a
member of the
Scipionic Circle, and
particularly close to
Scipio Aemili****. As proconsul, his...
- city. In Cicero's De oratore,
Manilius was
depicted as a
member of the
Scipionic Circle. In the work,
Cicero describes Manilius as a "representative of...
- parti****nts by
reconstructing several aspects of
spoken language of the
Scipionic age. The
treatise has
other stylistic features: a
large number of antitheses...
- of the prin****l
opponents of
Gaius Gracchus. He was a
member of the
Scipionic Circle.
Gaius Fannius was the son of
Marcus Fannius (whose
brother was...
- with his
former pupil Scipio Aemili**** and was
among the
members of the
Scipionic Circle. When
Scipio defeated the
Carthaginians in the
Third Punic War...
- amicitia, and De republica. This
usage places Scaevola as a
member of the
Scipionic Circle.
Scaevola married Laelia, a
daughter of
Gaius Laelius, a close...
- of
Scipio Aemili****. This
friendship garnered his
entrance into the
Scipionic Circle. Politically, he was an aristocrat. He
wrote satirical and ethical...
