Africanus Collection

Scipio Africanus meeting Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus meets the Carthaginian leader Hannibal before defeating him at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man
Reconstructed: Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man. Links in the chain of human evolution: Australopithecus Africanus (3 ft high on the left), representing the Taungs skull

Scipio Africanus - 2
After his successes against the Carthaginians, Publius Cornelius Scipio is awarded a massive triumphal procession; he is henceforth known as Scipio Africanus

Mrs. Ples skull
Mrs. Ples. Reproduction of a skull of a Plesianthropus transvaalensis. Found at Sterkfontein. South Africa

Young Australopithecus africanus
Reconstruction drawing of the head of the young Australopithecus africanus, represented by the Taungs skull discovered in Bechuanaland. Date: 1925

Antiochus III of Syria returns Scipios captured son
Antiochus III of Syria, though an enemy, returns the Roman leader Scipio Africanuss captured son without demanding a ransom

Warthog Phacochoerus africanus and South American
Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, and South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris (vulnerable).. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals

Scipio Africanus Ynger
PUBLIUS SCIPIO AFRICANUS the Younger Roman soldier and statesman

Scipio Africanus discovering military conspiracy
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, Roman general and statesman, surprises a military conspiracy

Portrait of Roman Emperor Gaius Iulius Verus Maximus
Roman Emperor Gaius Iulius Verus Maximus, 220-238. Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus or Maximinus the Younger. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Triumph of Scipio Africanus after defeating Hannibal
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the triumph of the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus after defeating the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

Missing Link Skull
Missing link skull between ape and man. Dart came to the world's attention in 1925 with his announced discovery of the skull he named Australopithecus africanus,  (South African ape)

Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC). Roman general and consul
Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC). Roman general and later consul. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Silk grass, Yucca filamentosa. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Portrait of Roman Emperor Gordian I
Roman Emperor Gordian I, 159-238. Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Cape hare and tapeti or Brazilian hare
Cape hare, Lepus capensis, and tapeti or Brazilian hare, Sylvilagus brasiliensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Reed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus (Long-tailed cormorant, Carbo longicaudus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Pennant-winged nightjar, Macrodipteryx vexillarius (Macrodipteryx africanus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Africans hunting warthog, zebra and jackal
Hunters in Africa hunting warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, zebra, Equus quagga, and black-backed jackal, Canis mesomelas, with gun, spear and bow and arrow

Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus (Cape Verde boar, Sus africanus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1825

Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus (Aethiopian boar). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

African bush elephant, adult female, Loxodonta africana (Elephas africanus). Vulnerable. Illustration drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith from Berlin Library

African lily, Agapanthus africanus (white-flowered agapanthus, Agapanthus umbellatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Gladiolus, Gladiolus dalenii, cudweed, pomegranate
Sword lily, Gladiolus communis 1, Gladiolus dalenii 2, cudweed, Helichrysum luteoalbum 3, pomegranate flower, Punica granatum 4 and blood lily, Haemanthus sanguineus 5

Thistle protea, Protea scolymocephala (Scolymocephalus africanus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Mario Cammerari from Professor Filippo Arenas La natura e cultura dei fiori fisicamente

Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. Thermae, Large Baths. Near Santiponce. Ruins. Andalusia

Spain. Italica. House of Hylas. Domus roman. Mosaic
Spain. Andalusia. Roman city of Italica. Founded in 206 BC. House of Hylas. Domus roman. Mosaic

LAELIUS, Gaius (ca. 235-170 BC). Roman consul
" LAELIUS, Gaius (ca. 235-170 BC). Roman consul. He accompanied Scipio Africanus in the campaigns of Spain, Sicily and Africa.; CATO The Elder or The Censor, Marcus Porcius (234-149 BC)

Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

Dr. Broom discovers adult Australopithecus cranium, 1936
An important discovery in South Africa: the brain-cast and parts of the skull of an anthropoid ape with human characteristics. Dr

Numancia. Roman ruins. Near Soria. Spain
Numancia. Ancient Celtiberian settlement. Famous in the Celtiberian Wars. Roman ruins. Near Soria. Spain

Numancia. Ancient Celtiberian settlement. Famous in the Celtiberian Wars. Roman ruins. Near Soria. Spain

Roman Art. Spain. Andalusia. Italica. Theatre
Roman Art. Spain. Italica. Theatre. Its construction began under Emperor Augustus (1st century BC-1st century AD). Orchestra, frons pulpiti and scaenae frons. Santiponce. Andalusia

Spain. Andalusia. Italica. Ruins. Area of amphitheatre

Spain. Italica. House of Exendra. Ruins. Domus roman. 2nd ce
Spain. Andalusia. Roman city of Italica. Founded in 206 BC. House of Exendra. Ruins. Domus roman. 2nd century

Spain. Italica. House of the Neptune. Labyrinth Mosaic. Domu
Spain. Roman city of Italica. Founded in 206 BC. House of Neptune. Labyrinth Mosaic. Domus roman

Roman city of Italica. House of the Birds. Mosaic. Spain
Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. House of the Birds. Central mosaic. Andalusia

Roman city of Italica. House of the Birds. Spain
Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. House of the Birds. Fountain close to the peristyle portico. Andalusia

Roman city of Italica. House of the Birds. Bread oven. Spain
Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. House of the Birds. Bread oven. Andalusia

Roman city of Italica. Mosaic at the Domus of Neptune. Spain
Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. Domus of Neptune. Mosaic. Andalusia

Roman city of Italica. Traianeum. Spain
Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. Traianeum. Roman road. Andalusia

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