Silvae

Silvae

Author

Statius

Language

Classical Latin

Year

c. 96

Country

Roman Empire

Genre

Poetry Collection

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The Silvae is a collection of Latin occasional poetry in hexameters, hendecasyllables, and lyric meters by Publius Papinius Statius. There are 32 poems in the collection, divided into five books. Each book contains a prose preface which introduces and dedicates the book. The subjects of the poetry are varied and provide scholars with a wealth of information on Domitian's Rome and Statius' life.