Africa (Petrarch)
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africa-petrarch-174-80856
title:
Africa (Petrarch)
text:
Africa is an epic poem in Latin hexameters by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch. It tells the story of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy, but Roman forces were eventually victorious after an invasion of north Africa led by Scipio Africanus, the poem's hero. Noteworthy passages include the death of Hannibal's brother Mago Barca, the description of Syphax's palace, and the tragic love story of Sophonisba. The first sections of Africa were written i
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description:
Epic poem by Petrarch
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_(Petrarch)
date created:
2006-12-23T18:26:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:59:24Z
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