Asina.
a Roman agnomen applied to two members of gēns Cornēlia
Meaning & usage
a Roman agnomen applied to two members of gēns Cornēlia
a Roman agnomen applied to two members of gēns Cornēlia: Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina (3rd century B.C.E.), Roman general who fought in the First Punic War, consul in 260 and 254, father of P. Cornelius Scipio Asina
a Roman agnomen applied to two members of gēns Cornēlia: P. Cornelius Scipio Asina (c. 260–p. 211 B.C.E.), Roman general who campaigned against the Histri, consul in 221 and interrex 216, son of Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina
Where this word comes from
The political opponents of Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina attributed this pejorative agnomen (from asina, “she-ass”) to him after his humiliating defeat and capture by the naval forces of the Carthaginian hypostrategos Boödes at the Battle of Lipara in 260 B.C.E..
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