At last, in such a triumph as great Rome has never witnessed, Scipio ascends the Capital and offers his thanks to the propitious gods. Within the fame of Jove he stores a mountain of pure gold and treasures vast and copious to enrich his country for all time. But for himself his title is enough; no particle of wealth he carries with him to his home.

Africa


Petrarch's Africa is an epic poem which has Scipio Africanus as its hero. If you have an English translation of this please contact me.

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