Title: Punica
Description: Rediscovered in either 1416 0r 1417, the Punica is a Latin epic poem in seventeen books in dactylic hexameter written by Silius Italicus comprising some twelve thousand lines. As the longest surviving Latin poem from antiquity, its theme is the Second Punic War and the conflict between the two generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus.
Subjects: Latin Epic poetry, Literature and the war, Military History, Poetry, Punic War, 2d, 218-201 B.C., Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C, Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C., Punic war, 2nd, 218-210 B.C., Conflict, Hannibal, Translations into French, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Punic War, 2nd, 218 B.C.-201 B.C.
Places: Carthage (Extinct city), Rome
People: Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus
Time periods: 265-30 B.C.