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PunicaTiberius Catius Silius Italicus

Punica

Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus
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Rediscovered in either 1416 0r 1417, the Punica is a Latin epic poem in seventeen books in dactylic hexameter written by Silius Italicus comprising some twelve thousand lines. As the longest surviving Latin poem from antiquity, its theme is the Second Punic War and the conflict between the two generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus.

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Editions

5 editions · 4 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 1989
    Harvard Univ Pr · 9789991327471
  • Hardcover · Latin · 1998
    K.G. SAUR VERLAG · 528 pages · 9783598718045
  • Other · Italian · 2000
    Alla vigilia di Canne
    Loffredo · 175 pages · 9788880967293
  • Other · French · 1979
    La guerre punique
    Les Belles lettres · 9782251012513
  • Paperback · Latin · 1998
    University of Michigan Press · 528 pages · 9783519018049
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