From Republic to Empire: Scipio Africanus in the "Punica" of Silius Italicus

by Raymond Marks

From Republic to Empire challenges the long-held view that Silius Italicus' Punica is a nostalgic epic and argues that it is, instead, centrally concerned with and fundamentally shaped by the contemporary Flavian world in which it was composed. The epic documents how Rome's Republic took its first steps toward becoming an Empire during the Second Punic War and identifies the leader Scipio Africanus as the critical impetus behind this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631545843
• ISBN13: 9783631545843
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"