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Silius (T. Catius Silius Italicus), 25 CE–101, was consul in 68 and governor of the province of Asia in 69; he sought no

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 9780674993068, 0674993063

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THE LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY FOUNDED BY JAMES LOEB,

LL.D.

EDITED BY

fT. E. PAGE, t E.

CAPPS,

L. A.

POST,

PH.D., LL.D. L.H.D.

E. H.

C.H., LITT.D.

t

W. H.

WARMINGTON,

D.

ROUSE,

SILIUS ITALICUS II

litt.d.

m.a., f.r.hist.soo.

i SILIUS ITALICUS PUNICA WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY J. RI.A.,

D.

DUFF

HON.D.LITT.

DURHAM

FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDCK

IN

TWO VOLUMES II

LONDON

WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS MCMLXI

First printed 1934 Reprinted 1938, 1950. 1961

Printed in Great Britain

CONTENTS OF VOLUME

II PAGE

Book

IX

2

Book

X

50

Book

XI

100

Book

XII

H6

Book XIII

204

Book XIV

272

Book

XV

324

Book

XVI

386

Book XVII

4.38

Index

489

.......

SILIUS

ITALICUS

BOOKS IX-XVII

VOL.

II

a2

PUNICORUM LIBER NONUS ARGUMENT Varro is eager to fight, and his boldness is increased by a Paulus tries in vain to restrain his successful skirmish. horrible crime committed in ignorance colleague (1-65).

A

Turbato monstris Latio cladisque futurae signa per Ausoniam prodentibus irrita divis,

haud secus ac si fausta forent et prospera pugnae omina venturae, consul traducere noctem exsomnis telumque manu vibrare per umbras, ac modo segnitie Paulum increpitare, modo acres

5

exercere tubas nocturnaque classica velle. nee minor in Poeno properi certaminis ardor, erumpunt vallo, fortuna urgente sinistra, consertaeque manus nam sparsi ad pabula campis vicinis raptanda Macae fudere volucrem 11 telorum nubem. ante omnes invadere bella Mancinus gaudens hostilique unguere primus ;

tela cruore cadit

;

cadit et

numerosa inventus,

nee pecudum fibras Varro et contraria Paulo auspicia incusante deum compesceret arma,