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 ...
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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 ...
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