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This article concerns the period 269 BC – 260 BC.
This article concerns the period 259 BC – 250 BC.
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Asina was a Roman politician and general who served as consul in 221 BC, and as such campaigned against the Histri, a people in the northern Adriatic. Asina belonged to the Scipionic-Aemilian faction which dominated Roman politics at the beginning of the Second Punic War, and advocated for an aggressive policy against Hannibal. This stance led him to oppose the more prudent strategy of Fabius Maximus. He was notably appointed Interrex in 216 BC, probably in order to manipulate the elections.
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- ↑ "Siege of Panormus, 254 B.C." www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Punic Wars | Summary, Causes, Battles, & Maps | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Sack of Agrigentum, 254 B.C." www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Plautus | Roman dramatist | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.