Punica - Silius Italicus
" Silius (T. Catius Silius Italicus), 25 CE-101, was consul in 68 and governor of the province of Asia in 69; he sought no further office but lived thereafter on his estates as...
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" Silius (T. Catius Silius Italicus), 25 CE-101, was consul in 68 and governor of the province of Asia in 69; he sought no further office but lived thereafter on his estates as...
" Silius (T. Catius Silius Italicus), 25 CE-101, was consul in 68 and governor of the province of Asia in 69; he sought no further office but lived thereafter on his estates as...
This book offers, in one volume, a modern English translation of all 17 books of Silius Italicus' Punica. Composed in the first century CE, this epic tells the story of the...
Silius Italicus composed an epic Punica in 17 books on the Second Punic War. His poem relies largely on Livy's prose for facts. It also echoes poets, especially Virgil, and employs techniques traditional in Latin epic.
This book offers, in one volume, a modern English translation of all 17 books of Silius Italicus' Punica.
Silius Italicus composed an epic Punica in 17 books on the Second Punic War. His poem relies largely on Livy's prose for facts. It also echoes poets, especially Virgil, and employs techniques traditional in Latin epic.
This volume presents a new edition and translation into English of Book 17 of Silius Italicus' Punica. Angeliki-Nektaria Roumpou's introduction and line-by-line commentary sheds light on the poet's dialogue with the epic tradition and the unique methods employed to...