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Punica, Volume I
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.
ISBN | 9780674993051 |
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Published: | 1989 |
Language | In English |
Format | Hard cover |
Pages | 464 pg |
Translator(s) | J. D. Duff |
Publisher | HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
sari | Loeb Classical Library |
Added: | 01.08.2018 |