1628 Silius Italicus PUNICA Second
Punic War Rome Epic Latin Poetry Jansson
The only surviving
book of the epic Roman poet Silius Italicus is ‘Punica’, a fascinating
work on the Second Punic War. First written during the late 1st-century,
‘Punica’ seems to have been modeled after Virgil, Livy, and Homer and
follows General Hannibal of Carthage and his military endeavors. Italicus was
known for his stoic influence and focuses on concepts such as emotion, reason,
and destiny, through the lens of a historical recounting of Roman military
leaders Hannibal and Scipio.
This miniature 1628 edition was published in Amsterdam by Jansson with
an engraved title page.
Item number: #14621
Price: $499
ITALICUS, Silius
Silius Italicus de secundo
Bello Punico
Amsterodami : Apud Ioann. Janssonium, 1628.
Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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279, [1]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~4.25in X 2.25in (11cm
x 5.5cm)
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