Abstract
This article discusses the references to Campania in Silius Italicus’ Punica and the prominent role of the region in the Capua episode in book 11. Campania is underscored as a place within Italy where politics and poetic activity intertwine to promote the region as a birthplace of prominent politicians and as a locus of otium for poetic activity. In addition, the synergy between Capua and Rome, anachronistically foreshadowed by the poet, seems to question the appearance of a seamless Italian unity, thus locating the seeds of Rome’s decline in the Second Punic War.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-169 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Illinois Classical Studies |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |