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.

• | By (Author): Silius Italicus (Author)
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 1934
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 464 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0674993055
• | ISBN-13: 9780674993051