List of Famous people with last name Africanus

Scipio Africanus

First Name Scipio
Last Name Africanus
Born on November 30, -0236
Died on January 1, -0183 (aged 53)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was a Roman general and later consul who is often regarded as one of the best military commanders and strategists of all time. His main achievements were during the Second Punic War. His greatest military achievement was the defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. The victory was one of the feats that earned him the agnomen he is best known for: Africanus.

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Leo Africanus

حسن ابن محمد الوزان الغرناطي
First Name Leo
Last Name Africanus
Died on November 30, 1599
Born in Spain, Andalusia

Joannes Leo Africanus was a Berber Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his book Descrittione dell’Africa centered on the geography of the Maghreb and Nile Valley. The book was regarded among his scholarly peers in Europe as the most authoritative treatise on the subject until the modern exploration of Africa. For this work, Leo became a household name among European geographers. He converted from Islam to Christianity and changed his name to Johannes Leo de Medicis.

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Marcus Pupienus Africanus

First Name Marcus
Last Name Africanus
Born on November 30, 0149
Died on January 1, 0300 (aged 150)

Marcus Pupienus Africanus Maximus was a Roman Senator. He was consul ordinarius in 236 as the colleague of Emperor Maximinus I (Thrax). Maximus was the son of Pupienus, later Emperor, and Sextia Cethegilla.

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