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Silius Italicus

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Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (Latin: [ˈsiːlijʊs ɪˈt̪alɪkʊs], c. 26 – c. 101 AD) was a Roman senator, orator and epic poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Silius Italicus has received more than 133,369 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Silius Italicus is the 890th most popular writer (up from 911th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Spain and the 28th most popular Spanish Writer.

Silius Italicus is most famous for his epic poem Punica, which tells the story of the Second Punic War.

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  • 62.70

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  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Punica
1516
La guerre punique
1979
La Guerra Punica (Clasica)
2005
Punicorum libri septemdecim
1791
Silius Italicus
Poetry
Silius (T. Catius Silius Italicus), 25 CE101, was consul in 68 and governor of the province of Asia in 69; he sought no further office but lived thereafter on his estates as a literary man and collector. He revered the work of Cicero, whose Tusculan villa he owned, and that of Virgil, whose tomb at Naples he likewise owned and near which he lived. His epic Punica, in 17 books, on the second War with Carthage (218202 BCE), is based for facts largely on Livy's account. Conceived as a contrast between two great nations (and their supporting gods), championed by the two great heroes Scipio and Hannibal, his poem is written in pure Latin and smooth verse filled throughout with echoes of Virgil above all (and other poets); it exploits with easy grace, but little genius, all the devices and techniques of traditional Latin epic. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Silius Italicus is in two volumes.
1934
La Guerre punique, tome 4
1992

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Over the past year Silius Italicus has had the most page views in the with 19,074 views, followed by Italian (7,957), and Spanish (4,296). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (83.14%), Hungarian (81.28%), and Mirandese (79.64%)

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Among writers, Silius Italicus ranks 890 out of 7,302. Before him are Fatema Mernissi, Marko Marulić, Jorge Semprún, Marilyn vos Savant, Cormac McCarthy, and Julien Green. After him are Kobayashi Issa, Hans Fallada, Tukaram, Ben Jonson, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and Eugène Scribe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 26, Silius Italicus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 101, Silius Italicus ranks 1. 

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Silius Italicus ranks 277 out of 3,355. Before him are Carlos Sainz (1962), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Hisham II (965), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), Jorge Semprún (1923), and Carles Puyol (1978). After him are Postumus (250), Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Liuvigild (525), and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Silius Italicus ranks 28. Before him are Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Luis de Góngora (1561), Antonio Machado (1875), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), and Jorge Semprún (1923). After him are Abraham Abulafia (1240), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Prudentius (348), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867).

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