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What historical event is the subject of Petrarch’s Latin epic Africa?
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Petrarch’s Latin epic poem Africa is centered on the events of the Second Punic War. The work focuses on the Roman general Scipio Africanus, who famously defeated the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BCE, effectively concluding the conflict.123