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Silius Italicus

Nothing fairer than peace is given to man to know; Better one peace than countless triumphs

Silius Italicus

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

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Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.

Silius Italicus

Neither the wrath of Heaven nor the attacks of enemies
are as fatal as Pleasure alone when she infects the mind.

Silius Italicus

Groundless superstition ill befits an army; valor is the only deity that rules in the warrior's breast.

Silius Italicus

Do not doubt a woman's power to aid; no toil
Can daunt a pure affection.

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It is when we are in misery that we revere the gods; the prosperous seldom approach the altar.

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Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.

Silius Italicus

Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.

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Silius Italicus

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Nationality: American
Profession: Actor

Biography

Silius Italicus, in full Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (Latin: [ˈsiːlijʊs ɪˈt̪alɪkʊs], c. 26 – c. 101 AD), was a Roman consul, orator and epic poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature. His only surviving work is the 17-book Punica, an epic poem about the Second Punic War and the longest surviving poem in Latin at over 12,000 lines.

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