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Asina
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asina asină aşina Aşina
Latin
Etymology
The political opponents of Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina attributed this pejorative agnomen (from la asina, “she-ass”) to him after his humiliating defeat and capture by the naval forces of the Carthaginian hypostrategos Boödes at the Battle of Lipara in 260 .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m Asina<1.sg>
en a Roman agnomen applied to two members of la gēns Cornēlia:
la Liv. 22 34 1
la Macr. S 1 6
Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina (3rd century ), Roman general who fought in the First Punic War, consul in 260 and 254, father of P. Cornelius Scipio Asina
P. Cornelius Scipio Asina (260 yes–211 yes ), Roman general who campaigned against the Histri, consul in 221 and interrex 216, son of Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina
Declension
Asina<1.sg>
Further reading
ăsĭna asina
2_Asina 2 Asĭna 171 2
la agnomina