Punica
Punica
Author
Language
Year
c. 83-96
Country
Roman Empire
Genre
Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem
ancient world
graeco-roman
The Punica is a Latin epic poem in seventeen books in dactylic hexameter written by Silius Italicus, comprising some twelve thousand lines. It is the longest surviving Latin poem from antiquity. Its theme is the Second Punic War and the conflict between the two great generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. The poem was re-discovered in either 1416 or 1417 by the Italian humanist and scholar Poggio Bracciolini.Wikipedia →
