Download or read book Punica : in two volumes. Vol.2 written by Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silius Italicus composed an epic Punica in 17 books on the Second Punic War. His poem relies largely on Livy's prose for facts. It also echoes poets, especially Virgil, and employs techniques traditional in Latin epic.