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Punica, Volume II : Books 9-17 by Silius Silius Italicus (1934, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674993063
ISBN-139780674993068
eBay Product ID (ePID)158257
Product Key Features
Book TitlePunica, Volume II : Books 9-17
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1934
TopicEpic, Ancient / Rome, General, Ancient & Classical
GenrePoetry, History
AuthorSilius Silius Italicus
Book SeriesLoeb Classical Library
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight11.1 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width4.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Series Volume Number278
Volume NumberVolume II
SynopsisAncient Rome's longest epic. Silius Italicus (T. Catius, AD 25-101), 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 a literary man and collector. He revered the work of Cicero, whose Tusculan villa he owned, and that of Virgil, whose tomb at Naples he likewise owned and near which he lived. His epic Punica , in seventeen books, on the second War with Carthage (218-202 BC), is based for facts largely on Livy's account. Conceived as a contrast between two great nations (and their supporting gods), championed by the two great heroes Scipio and Hannibal, his poem is written in pure Latin and smooth verse filled throughout with echoes of Virgil above all (and other poets); it exploits with easy grace, but little genius, all the devices and techniques of traditional Latin epic. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Silius Italicus is in two volumes., 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., 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 a literary man and collector. He revered the work of Cicero, whose Tusculan villa he owned, and that of Virgil, whose tomb at Naples he likewise owned and near which he lived. His epic Punica , in 17 books, on the second War with Carthage (218-202 BCE), is based for facts largely on Livy's account. Conceived as a contrast between two great nations (and their supporting gods), championed by the two great heroes Scipio and Hannibal, his poem is written in pure Latin and smooth verse filled throughout with echoes of Virgil above all (and other poets); it exploits with easy grace, but little genius, all the devices and techniques of traditional Latin epic. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Silius Italicus is in two volumes.
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