Africam deinde malo repentino perculsam, discriminibus magnis exemit, cum voracis militarium fastus ferre nequiens Firmus, ad omnes dissensionum motus perflabiles gentes Mauricas concitasset.
Next, he rescued Africa from significant perils during a sudden crisis, as Firmus could not tolerate the avarice and haughtiness of military administrators and so had incited the Moorish tribes, whose enthusiasm could readily stir for any cause of discord.