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Julius Africanus (orator)

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There is a persistent belief in some quarters that Africanus was actually an African. However, being the son of a Gallic chief he was a member of a Celtic tribe. This confusion probably arises from an incorrect belief that the Roman cognomen Africanus means from Africa (i.e. born in Africa) rather
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as the best orators of their time. The eloquence of Africanus was chiefly characterized by vehemence and energy.
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mentions a grandson of this Julius Africanus, who was also an advocate and was opposed to him upon one occasion.
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than the correct meaning of having some relation to Africa. The cognomen Africanus originated with
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orator
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Santoni
Tiberius
Quintilian
Domitius Afer
Pliny the Younger
Scipio Africanus
Carthage
Second Punic War
Smith, William
"Africanus, Julius"
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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Tacitus
Annales
Quintilian
Pliny the Younger
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Smith, William
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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