Talk:Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus

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According to the page on his brother Scipio the Great (P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus), Lucius is the younger brother, and I'm pretty sure that that is the correct birth order; nevertheless, this page states, with source, that Lucius was older. Could someone double confirm this before I edit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pugiator (talk • contribs) 04:00, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The correct surname is Asiagenes, which most sources use. The current Asiaticus seems to have been an Augustan-era spelling. The page should be moved.

While his true name was likely Asiagenes, he is still called Asiaticus in a number of sources. Broughton for instance. The common name is Asiaticus. T8612 (talk) 18:56, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Broughton switched to Asiagenes in vol. 3 (1986), and the Oxford Dictionary uses it consistently throughout, as does the RE.

Avilich (talk) 19:07, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply

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It's far from ideal, but a rather safer bet than a coin image purporting to be L. C. Scipio Asiaticus (in fact, as T8612 has already pointed out, it's Jupiter. Both sides. He's in his quadriga on the reverse, along with thunderbolts and whatnots, with the triumphator's name below. What one would expect from a Republican triumphal issue). I've reverted but just in case, here's a link: [1] The site has dated it to 106. Is that an error? or is it the son? (PS: it's an error. The 106 issue concerns the great grandson.Haploidavey (talk) 07:59, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's the great-grandson, hence why I reverted it. We have two good and recent sources identifying the bust of "Marius" as that of Scipio Asiaticus. T8612 (talk) 08:57, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fairly sure the suggestion that the Marius bust is Scipio Asiaticus is speculation rather than positive identification. It's certainly not widely accepted. 51.9.13.73 (talk) 15:23, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]