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Victorious Carthage measures the downfall of Rome by all the heap of gold that was torn from the left hands of the slain.

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Silius Italicus (c. 28 – c. 103) was a Roman consul, orator, and Latin epic poet. His only surviving work is the 17-book Punica, an epic poem about the Second Punic War.

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Native Name: Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus

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The higher they climbed in their struggle to reach the top, the harder grew their toil. When one height had been mastered, a second opens and springs up before their aching sight.

Deforme sub armis
vana superstitio est: dea sola in pectore Virtus
bellantum viget.

At patulo surgens iam dudum ex aequore late
nauticus implebat resonantia litora clamor,
et simul adductis percussa ad pectora tonsis
centeno fractus spumabat verbere pontus.

Victorious Carthage measures the downfall of Rome by all the heap of gold that was torn from the left hands of the slain. - Silius Italicus

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