mar 14, 196 BC - Scipio Elected Consul
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Publius Cornelius Scipio and Tiberius Sempronius Longus were elected consuls. Scipio would suggest to the senate the conquest of Illyria as a means to recover from the 2nd Punic war. The Senate allow Scipio to lead the legions against the Illyrians.
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