Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius creator Lemaire, N. E. (Nicolas Eloi) 1767-1832 Ruperti, Georg Alexander 1758-1839 text utu 2008 monographic la 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punica_(poem) Release date is 2008-12-31 Louise Hope, Robert Connal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C. -- Poetry PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27672 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27672 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133630.0 27672