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THE SONS OF ST. ALBANS
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FOR EVERY DISTINGUISHED FAMily, there must be a family tree. A
mysterious one grows at St. Albans, the Episcopal college
preparatory school for boys on the close of Washington National
Cathedral. It is a cutting from an ancient hawthorn in Glastonbury,
England; its parent is said to have sprung in A.D. 43 from the staff
of Saint Joseph of Arimathea when he brought Christianity to
Britain. The "Glastonbury Thorn," as it is named, often blooms at
Christmastime and, legend has it, whenever English royalty comes to
call. Fourteen years ago, when Queen Elizabeth II attended the
opening of the ...
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Punic on the streets of Rome
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald
; ...the bastard sons of those who led the second: Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. But it was in fact Scipio's adopted grandson, Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (Africanus Minor) Numantinus, who commanded the Roman army in the final war. One...
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SEEDS OF CONQUEST In `The Orange Tree,' Fuentes probes the clash of cultures
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...asks the narrator, Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, the Roman general...Wars, the distinctions between Scipio Africanus, the adoptive grandfather, and Africanus Minor can be confusing, for Scipio Aemilianus (the Younger) entered...
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MASHA LEON
Newspaper article from: Forward
; ...Prepare for War' -- a quote from Roman general Scipio" -- (236-183 B.C.E.; conqueror of Spain, Africa and Asia Minor; defeated Hannibal the Carthaginian and took the surname Africanus for the victory). Mr. Marks was one of 10...
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A BITTER END FOR TWO PATRIOTS.(Hannibal defeated, 202 B.C.)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...Crete and then to Asia Minor (present-day Turkey...conqueror, Publius Cornelius Scipio, was destined to meet...the battle of Zama, Scipio returned to Rome a hero...him with a new name -- Africanus. Then, just as had...aroused. Like Hannibal, Scipio was a relative newcomer...
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