person
Statorius
A Roman centurion sent to drill Syphax's Numidian army; here named to contrast Syphax with Hannibal.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 30 §28 Statorius
Statorius, the Roman 'half-camp-follower' who once drilled Syphax's armies, cited to belittle Scipio's earlier foes.