The call to citizenship

Brill's Companion to Silius Italicus

“…Feeney's (1991) 301-12 criticism on the subject. 28 For Ennius' role in the Punica as a historical fi gure who fi ghts in the war in Sardinia in book 12 (387-419), see , , and most recently , Manuwald (2007) [71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82] for further bibliography (73 n. 1), and Dorfbauer (2008). See Prinzen (1998) for an overview of whether Silius has immediate access to Ennius' works; cf.…”

“…See also on Homer. On the tribute to Homer in the nekyia of the thirteenth book, see Manuwald (2007) [82][83][84][85][86][87]. 30 See von Albrecht (1964), [166][167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179][180][181][182][183][184] for bibliography prior to 1964.…”

“…79 Spaltenstein claims Silius follows Ovid's discussion of the promontories of the three-cornered isle . 80 While the parallel is useful, the point again needs to be made that, in the context of an account of the antiquities and geography of Sicily, such a passage also recalls historiographical interest in the promontories of Sicily. A whole series of prose authors mention Sicily's three sides in terms of its three promontories (such as e.g., Posidon.…”

“…79 See Roosjen (1996) 46 for discussion of the use of ring composition in this Sicilian excursus. 80 Spaltenstein (1990) 289. Ovid also deals with the promontories of Sicily at Met.…”

“…Let us focus on the pair of speeches delivered in the Carthaginian senate by Hanno and Gestar in Punica 2, prior to the outbreak of war. 85 Silius is already engaged in telescoping events, or rather, perhaps 82 For discussion of the sources of Silius' speeches, see Nicol (1936) 96-107, who argues that Livy is the key source. 83 For Silius' treatment of Fabius in the light of the historical record, see Nicol (1936) 70-78.…”