Publius Cornelius Scipio was killed by a lance at the battle of Castulo, the brother Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus was likewise killed some days thereafter at the battle of Illturgis.
The honour of the Scipio family of gens Cornelia was saved for all future by the son Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus who defeated Hannibal at Zama, why he received the name Africanus and the sobriquet the Roman Hannibal.
He was also highly regarded by the Ilergetes people since after his conquest of Carthago Novo anno 209 b.c. treated the women there with uttermost respect. When there was a romour about the health of Africanus and eventual death in the year 206 b.c. there was a revolt in Iberia, as well as a muteny by 8000 soldiers, but he managed to subdue them all, besides 35 decapitated individuals and crushed armées of the Iberians.
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