Gens: CORNELIUS SCIPIO  
Created: 23rd March 2008
Update:  11th September 2014
Status Republic: Patrician: X   Pleb. Nobilis:       Senatorial:      Eques Romanus:  
Republican Family / Cognomen
Patrician Scipio, Scipio Asina, Scipio Asiagenus, Scipio Barbatus, Scipio Hispallus/Hispanus, Scipio Nasica
Pleb. Nobilis n/a
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Imperial Family / Cognomen
Imperators n/a
Consular Scipio, Scipio Salvidienus Orfitus
Senatorial n/a
Equestrian n/a
Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors 18
Imperial Consuls and Emperors 6 incl. 0 emperors
Notes: descended from Cornelius Maluginensis. See Cornelii Lentuli for more Scipiones, who were Lentuli taking the Scipio cognomen.
The descent of Scipio Salvitto is conjecture. Two alternatives are provided in the stemma.
Articles: Billows, Richard A.: "The Last of the Scipios", in American Journal of Ancient History, Vol. 7, 1982, pp.53-68 argues that Scipio Pompinianus is the cos 16BC, son of Scipio Salvitto
probably a descendent of Africanus maior through his worthless son Lucius Scipio pr 174.
Castelli, Maurizio: "Dedica onoraria di età tiberiana a due membri della famiglia degli Scipioni", in MEFRA Tome 104, 1992, pp.177-208
Etcheto, Henri: "Des Scipions plébéiens: l'origine familiale du tribun de la plèbe P. Cornelius Scipio (Orestinus)", in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, Bd. 174 (2010), pp. 241-242
Etcheto, Henri: "Les Scipions, famille et pouvoir à Rome à l'époque républicaine", Ausonius ed., 2012 (not available to me)
Moir, K.M.: "The Epitaph of Publius Scipio", in The Classical Quarterly, Vol. 36, 1986, pp. 264-266 argues against Sumner.
Settipani: Continuite Gentilice, pp.85-116 on the Scipiones and Orfiti and pp.50-51 on Salvitto.
Sumner: "Orators" p.36-37 argues that P.Scipio, the Flamen Dialis, is the son of Africanus' infirm son P.Scipio augur 180.
Syme: Augustan Aristocracy, pp.244-254 (chapter The Last Scipiones)
Tatum, W. Jeffrey:"The Epitaph of Publius Scipio Reconsidered" and Moir, K.M.: "A Reply" in The Classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 38, 1988, pp. 253-259
Moir again argues for identification of the Flamen Dialis with the augur, the son of Africanus maior.
Changes 11.9.2014 Header restructured plus many changes.
RE328
P.Cornelius Scipio
tr cos 395 394?
interrex 391 389
 
RE329   RE322
P.Cornelius P.f.Scipio       L.Cornelius P.f.Scipio
aed cur 366 m.eq 350 interrex 352 cos 350
cens ? 340 cens ? 340
?
 
see RE71 RE343 344 RE344 cf 316  
Cn.Cornelius Scipio Barbatus P.Cornelius Scipio Barbatus Cn.Cornelius Scipio
pont max 304 ? cos 328? (P.Cornelius Scapula)  ? if the pont max of 304 was a Cnaeus
dic 306 pont max 304 ?
 
RE343
L.Cornelius Cn.f.Scipio Barbatus
aed cur , cos 298 cens 280?
pont max before 304-after 280
 
RE341 RE323
Cn.Cornelius L.f.Cn.n. Scipio Asina     L.Cornelius L.f.Cn.n. Scipio
cos 260 254 cos 259 cens 258
   
RE342   RE345   RE330 not in RE
P.Cornelius (Cn.f.L.n.) Scipio Asina Cn.Cornelius L.f. Scipio Calvus           P.Cornelius L.f.L.n. Scipio Cn.Cornelius Scipio
cos 221 cos 222 † 211 cos 218 IIIvir 218 agr.dand.assig.
interrex 216 ment 211 promag Spain 217-11 procos Spain 217-11 † 211
~  Pomponia sis to M'.Pomponius Matho cos 233
   
RE350 RE346   RE405 RE336 RE337 RE348
P.Cornelius Cn.f.L.n. Scipio Nasica     Cn.Cornelius Cn.f.L.n. Scipio Hispallus   Cornelia   P.Cornelius P.f.L.n. Scipio Africanus maior                     L.Cornelius P.f.L.n. Scipio Asiaticus M.Cornelius Scipio Maluginenis
* c.224 cos 191  † p 171 pr 179 cos 176 † ment 214 * c.236 †183 aed cur 213 procos Hisp 210-206 q c.196 pr 193 cos 190 pr 176
aed cur 197 pr 194 pont 199-176 cos 205 procos Africa 204-201 cens 199 cos 194 triumph 189 amb 183
cos cand for 192 ~ Paulla Cn.f.Cornelia (RE445) princeps senatus 199 194 189 salius a 211
cens cand 189 184 dt of a Cn.Lentulus or Cn.Dolabella ~ Aemilia Tertia 225-162
       
RE353 RE347 RE326   RE331 RE406 RE407 RE325 RE324 RE320 325
P.Cornelius P.f.Cn.n. Scipio Nasica Corculum Cn.Cornelius Cn.f. Scipio Hispanus L.Cornelius Cn.f.Cn.n. Scipio P.Cornelius Africani f. Scipio Cornelia I         Cornelia II     L.Cornelius Scipio L.Cornelius L.f.P.n. Scipio (Asiagenus)   Cn.Cornelius Scipio
* c.204 † c.141 aed cur 169 q c.150 aed cur. pr 139 † aged 20 aug 180 † p 120 pr 174 expelled 173 tr mil by 168 pr ? 177? error ?
cos 162 155 cens 159 Xvir s.f. 139 ~ P.Cornelius Scipio ~ Ti.Sempronius  ment 190 q urb 167 † aged 33 ment in Val.Max. 3.5.1
Pont Max 150 PS 147 142 Nasica Corculum Gracchus probably = RE325
~ Cornelia I (=>) ? adopt c 174 cos 162 cos 177 163
        <==    
RE354 RE321 see articles above     RE335 RE99   RE339
P.Cornelius P.f.P.n. Scipio Nasica Serapio Cn.Cornelius Hispali f. Scipio P.Cornelius P.f. Scipio P.Cornelius P.f.P.n.Scipio Aemilianus Africanus ~ Sempronia ↓ L.Cornelius Scipio Cornelius L.f.L.n.Scipio Asiagenus Comatus  
* c.180 † 132 cos 138 pr c.109 Flam Dial either * 185/184 † 129 sp cos 147 134 * c 164 † p 101 † aged 16
pont max c141-132 182-174 or 173-169 cens 142, augur
possibly 176 son of L.Aemilius Paullus cos 182 168
  or = his father  
RE355 RE338   RE72
P.Cornelius P.f.P.n. Scipio Nasica Serapio L.Cornelius L.f.L.n. Scipio Asiagenus M.Aemilius Lepidus
cos 111 † monet  c.106 cos 83 exiled 82 cos 78
135 ~ Caecilia Metella dt of Q.Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus augur 88-after 82 (not pont)
cos 143 adopted
       
RE351 RE411 RE318 RE416   RE327 318    
P.Cornelius P.f.P.n. Scipio Nasica     (Cornelia) Cornelius Scipio Cornelia         L.Cornelius Scipio (Asiagenus Aemilianus)
pr c.93 † c.90 leg 77 ment 82 62 proscribed
~ Licinia dt of L.Licinius Crassus ~ P.Cornelius Lentulus Marcelli f. ? = => Asiagenus ~  P.Sestius pr 54 or 50 ment 83
cos 95 monet 101 ALTERNATIVE A
  ↓ descent from L.Scipio pr 174 ALTERNATIVE B  
RE Caec 99 RE352 RE Licinius 76 RE357 RE357 ?? RE415
P.Cornelius Scipio Nasica               L.Licinius Crassus Cornelius Scipio (P.?) Cornelius P.f. Scipio Salvitto (L.?) Cornelius Scipio Salvitto   Cornelia L.f.
Q.Caecilius Q.f.Metellus Pius Cornelius Scipio *c.94 † c.80 cannot be cos 35 (P.Cornelius) who is a Dolabella (Suet.Caes. 59)
64/63 testam adopted by Q.Caecilius Metellus Pius cos 80 adop 91 by grandfather L.Licinius Crassus RE332 (Plin.NH 35.8) ~  P.Vatinius
* c.95 † 46 aed cur 57 pr 55 cos 52 pont, trib Fabia cos 95 leg 46 with Caesar leg 46 with Caesar cos 47
c.73 ~ Aemilia Lepida, dt of Mam.Aemilius Lepidus Livianus cos 77 ~ Scribonia see <==
  ?  
cf RECaecilius 99 RE417 C1438 RE333 C1475 RE419 adopted
Metellus Scipio     Cornelia   P.Cornelius P.f.P.n. Scipio (Pomponianus?) Cornelia (L.?) Cornelius Scipio Pomponianus
† aged 18 * c.73 q proq Achaia, cos 16 BC † 16 BC born Pomponius
1 ~ 55 P.Licinius Crassus † 53, son of IIIVIR procos Asia ~ Paullus Aemilius Lepidus see <==
2 ~ 52 Cn.Pompeius Magnus cos 70 55 52 cos suff 34
↓
 
C1435 RE319 RE333a AE1992-186
see Cornelius Lentulus (Cornelius) Scipio P.Cornelius Scipio ?=? P.Cornelius P.f.Scipio
adulterer 2 BC q propraetore  q pro pr, tr pl (SIC), legatus
in Achaia 1 or 2 AD procos, pr c.8 AD, leg leg c.14
?
   
C1336   O139 C1441 RE356
Ser.Cornelius Ser.f. (Lentulus) Cethegus (Salvidienus?) Orfitus P.Cornelius (Scipio) Orestinus
cos 24 AD clarissimus civis Xvir stlit iudican, tr mil
adopted ? ? ~ 3 Vistilia comes TIBERIUS.CAESAR
dt or sister
       
  C1444 RE359   C1492 RE443
Cornelia Cethegilla ~ ?? Ser.Cornelius Ser.f. (Scipio?) Salvidienus Orfitus  Cornelia (Livia) Orestina or Orestilla
mid 1st century pr urb, cos 51 procos Africa 62/3 exiled 37
trib Lem. † killed by Nero ca 66 1 ~ 37 C.Calpurnius Piso cos suff sub Claudius
pont, sodalis Augustalis, Patrician 2 ~ 37  CALIGULA
 
C1485 RE433 FOS281 C1445 RE360  
Cornelia Cethegilla     Ser.Cornelius (Scipio?) Salvidienus Orfitus
Aemilia Plancina cos suff c 80/87 † exc 93
? ~ Q,Gavius Atticus
cos suff 73?
↓  
C701 ? C1446 RE361   sub C317 FOS280 
(Cornelius) Scipio Cethegus Ser.Cornelius Scipio Salvidienus Orfitus                 Cornelia Ser.f. Cethegilla
cos 110 PUR 138
 ~ C. Calpurnius Piso cos 111
? ~ Calpurnia  L.f. Lepida (married an Orfitus)
   
C1447 RE362    
Ser.Cornelius Scipio Salvidienus Orfitus Ser.(Calpurnius) Scipio Orfitus
cos 149 procos Africa 163/4
? ~ Calpurnia Lf. Lepida (married an Orfitus)
~ Nigrina
   
C1448 C1448 RE363   FOS277 C317   C295
(Cornelia)         Ser.Cornelius Scipio (Salvidienus) Orfitus (Cornelia) Ser.f. Ni(grina) Ser.Calpurnius Scipio Orfitus   L.Calpurnius Piso
cos 178 cos 172 cos 175
~ C.Vettius Sabinianus ~ L. Cossonius Eggius Marullus
  ? ~ (Arria Sextia) cos 184
        ↓
RE Vettius 46 C1442 RE364   ? C1494 RE449 459? C1490 RE441 FOS287 AE1958-142 C283   C316
Vettius Scipio Orfitus Cornelius Scipio Orfitus   Cornelia Ser.f. Cornelia L.f. Marullina   (L.) Cossonius Scipio Orfitus Calpurnius Piso     Calpurnius Scipio Orfitus
vir clar salius Palatinus 189-190 Arria Sextia leg Africa 198-199 unknown career salius Palatinus † 191
  Praetextata ~ C. (Passienus)
? clar fem c 239
  or grd dt of cos 178
   
  P144  
  C.Passienus C.f.Cossonius Scipio Orfitus
  q urn, pr
  trib Scaptia, augur
  adlectus inter patricios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C1443 RE358
L.Cornelius Scipio Orfitus
augur 295
or descended from L.Cossonius Scipio Orfitus ?