Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (Silius Italicus)
Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (Silius Italicus)
Circa 35-100 c.e.
Statesman, poet
Punic Wars. Silius Italicus came from a wealthy senatorial family and held senatorial offices himself, including the consulate in 68 C.E., followed by a governorship in Asia Minor circa 77 C.E. He died circa 100 C.E. He is remembered for his Punica, a long epic that recounts the Punic Wars.
Source
Denis C. Feeney, “Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus,” in The Oxford Classical Dictionary, edited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spaw-forth, third edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 1407.
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