Title: Exemplary epic
Description: The force of example was a distinctive determiner of Roman identity. In this study of the representation of certain central characters in Silius Italicus' 'Punica', Ben Tipping considers the virtues & vices they embody, their status as exemplars, & the process by which Silius as epic poet heroizes, demonizes, & establishes models.
Subjects: Punica, Vice in literature, Virtues in literature, Ethics, Example, Ethics in literature, History, Latin poetry, history and criticism, Epic poetry, history and criticism
Places: Rome
People: Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius Silius Italicus