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Book 7 of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica presents one of the most engaging episodes of the story of Jason and the Argonauts: the key moment when Jason and Medea fall in love. This new edition offers the first commentary on this book of the poem in English, as well as a substantial introduction, new Latin text, and facing prose translation.

The third book of Silius Italicus' Punica tells the story of Hannibal's crossing of the Alps during the Second Punic War. This new translation is accompanied by a commentary exploring the poem's poetic, philosophical, and historiographic background.