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An edition of Punica (1516)

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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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Harvard university press
Language
English

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Subjects

Latin Epic poetry, Literature and the war, Military History, Poetry, Punic War, 2d, 218-201 B.C., Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C, Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C., Punic war, 2nd, 218-210 B.C., Conflict, Hannibal, Translations into French, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Punic War, 2nd, 218 B.C.-201 B.C.

People

Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus

Places

Carthage (Extinct city), Rome

Times

265-30 B.C.

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Cover of: Punica
Punica
1927, Harvard university press
in English
Cover of: Sili Italici Punica
Sili Italici Punica
1892, In aedibus B.G. Teubneri
in Latin
Cover of: Punica
Punica
1890, Teubner
in Latin
Cover of: Sili Italici Punica
Sili Italici Punica
1890, B. G. Teubneri
in Latin
Cover of: Sili Italici Punica
Sili Italici Punica
1890, in aedibus B.G. Teubneri
in Latin
Cover of: Caii Silii Italici Punicorum libri septemdecim
Caii Silii Italici Punicorum libri septemdecim
1795, Sumtibus Io. Christ. Dieterich
in Latin

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Cambridge, Mass
Series
Half-title: The Loeb classical library. [Latin authors]

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
873.4
Library of Congress
PA6156.S6 1934

The Physical Object

Pagination
2 v.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL20423977M
Internet Archive
punicasi01siliuoft
LCCN
34017332

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