Note 5 — CANTO XX.
Charles Eliot Norton translation
Having been slain in battle with the Parthians, their king poured molten gold down his throat in derision, because of his fame as the richest of men.
Charles Eliot Norton translation
Having been slain in battle with the Parthians, their king poured molten gold down his throat in derision, because of his fame as the richest of men.