About Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispanus
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispanus was a Roman politician and military personnel.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispanus of the Scipiones branch of the gens Cornelia, was a Roman politician.
He was the son of Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispallus. He served as one of the decemviri stlitibus judicandis and as a military tribune before 150 BC, and became quaestor around that date. He then became aedile, probably in 141 BC. He was a praetor in 139 BC. As praetor, he expelled the astrologers (Chaldaeans and Jews) from the city of Rome.
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Roman praetor in 139 BC
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