person
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio
P. Scipio Nasica Serapio
also: P. Scipio, P. Cornelio, Publius Scipio, Scipionem
Consul of 138 BC who as a private citizen led the killing of Ti. Gracchus in 133; held an inquiry (with D. Brutus) into the Silan-forest massacre. Accius reported him vehement and keen in speaking (Brutus 85, 107). He died during his consulship and was a match for any in speaking Latin (Brutus 128).
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §4.51 that famous Scipio, the chief pontiff
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, pontifex maximus, who in 133 BC led the senators who killed Tiberius Gracchus. Cicero denies that he acted in anger.