Scipio's dream

The Dream of Scipio is a famous section from Cicero's De re publica, where Scipio Aemilianus experiences a dream in which his grandfather, Scipio Africanus, reveals to him the nature of the universe and the insignificance of human achievements.

It explores themes of Stoicism, Neoplatonism, and the harmony of the cosmos.

The work has had significant influence on Western philosophy and astronomy.