The plot of the tragedy is taken from Roman history in the exposition of Titus Livia. Sofonisba is a Carthaginian princess, the lover of the Numidian king Massiniss, forcibly marrying

The plot of the tragedy is taken from Roman history in the exposition of Titus Livia. Sofonisba is a Carthaginian princess, the lover of the Numidian king Massiniss, forcibly marrying