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Description of  Silius Italicus and the Tradition of the Roman Historical Epos (Mnemosyne, Supplements, 458)

This book is an innovative attempt to analyse Silius poem as an important step in the development of the Roman historical epic tradition and by connecting epic poems and authors belonging to different ages, to frame the development of the literary genre, according to its specific aims and interests throughout the centuries.