Punica /
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.
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English Latin |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
1934.
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Series: | Loeb Classical Library
277-278. |
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Online Access: | τ.1 τ.2 |
Summary: | 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. |
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Item Description: | Περιλαμβάνει ευρετήριο. |
Physical Description: | 1 ηλεκτρονική πηγή (2 τ.) |