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Punicorum Libri Septemdecim
by Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius
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About this book
Creators: Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus, N. E. Lemaire (1767-1832) [Editor], and Georg Alexander Ruperti (1758-1839) [Editor] "Punicorum Libri Septemdecim" by Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus is a Latin epic poem written between approximately 83-96 AD. The longest surviving Latin poem from antiquity, it chronicles the Second Punic War through twelve thousand lines of verse, focusing on the legendary conflict between Carthaginian general Hannibal and Roman commander Scipio Africanus. Drawing heavily on Virgil's style and Livy's history, Silius transforms Rome's greatest military struggle into epic poetry, weaving divine intervention and prophetic visions into historical narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 790