Silius Italicus Quotes


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


Citations

Italicus, Silius. Punica, Volume I: Books 1-8. Translated by J. D. Duff, Harvard University Press, 1934.

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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.