Ceterum nescio an praecipue Masinissae regis pectus grati animi pignoribus fuerit refertum: beneficio enim Scipionis et populi Romani iussu regni modo liberalius auctus, memoriam incliti muneris ad ultimum vitae finem, longa etiam a dis immortalibus senectute donatus, constantissima fide perduxit, adeo ut eum non solum Africa sed etiam cunctae gentes scirent amiciorem Corneliae familiae atque urbi Romanae quam sibimet ipsi semper esse.
But it may be that the heart of king Masinissa more than any other was filled with pledges of a grateful spirit. By the benefaction of Scipio and the command of the Roman People the size of his kingdom had been generously enlarged, and he carried to the very end of his life (for he was also gifted by the immortal gods with a long old age) the memory of that famous gift in unwavering loyalty. Not Africa only but all nations knew that he was always more friendly to the Cornelian family and the city of Rome than to himself.
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