Bøger af Silius Italicus

The Punica is a Latin epic poem in seventeen books in dactylic hexameter written by Silius Italicus (ca. 28-ca. 103 AD) comprising some twelve thousand lines. It is the longest surviving Latin poem from antiquity. Its theme is the Second Punic War and the conflict between the two great generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. Silius Italicus, in full Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (ca. 28 - ca. 103), was a Roman consul, orator, and Latin epic poet of the 1st century AD. A pukka classic from www.arepo.biz

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Silius Italicus (25-101 CE) composed an epic Punica in 17 books on the Second Punic War (218-202 BCE). Silius' poem relies largely on Livy's prose for facts. It also echoes poets, especially Virgil, and employs techniques traditional in Latin epic.