Roman authors shift their portrayals and accounts of individuals to fit their own personal politics, as is the case with Cicero, or, as is the case with Livy, to serve a theory of history. This paper explores some of those shifts as they pertain to three Roman generals: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (referred to herein as Africanus), Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus (referred to herein as Aemilianus), and Lucius Mummius Achaicus (referred to herein as Mummius). In particular, this paper looks at Cicero’s view of Aemilianus, Livy’s portrayal of Africanus, and Velleius’s portrayal of Mummius.