Overview
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.
- | Author: Silius Italicus, J. D. Duff
- | Publisher: Harvard University Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 01, 1934
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language: eng
- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9780674993068
- | ISBN-10: 0674993063
