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The elements assume their first forms
The sea and the earth and the liquid air
Whatever is hidden in blind caverns
Is renewed by the light
They wish to advise you, brave Caesar
You who are the glory of the world, the head of the vast globe
That you may consult on the affairs of the sinking sun
By renewing the kingdoms
All things hasten through the diffused world
And seek to be renewed with their ancient appearance
Having established homes with produced peace
With you as leader, Caesar
Under Saturn referring to the Golden Age, traditionally associated with the reign of Saturn, peace is read to have brought
The first quiet peoples upon the earth
Under whom they had stood throughout the world
In the Golden Age
Jupiter had obtained the kingdom
He moderated the world with paternal art
Whom antiquity had carried above the sky
Adorned with praise
Our age will join you to those above, but also
You, the clear parent of royal offspring
To whom you give the sacred reins of the Empire
To be governed with art
Jupiter, brave, was able to prohibit from the sky
The giants attempting wars
Thunder-striking the enemy, buried by the Sicilian
Peak with flames
So you, taking the reins of the kingdom
Like a son, may you repress the tyrant
Who prepares to despoil the sacred seats
Profaning the holy things
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