Nota sul Silio Italico ‹politico› negli epigrammi di Marziale

Authors

  • Elena Merli Università di Milano Statale

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.175

Keywords:

Silius Italicus, Martial, Pliny the Younger, Neronian age, otium–negotium, literary patronage, senatorial class

Abstract

In Martial’s epigrams Silius Italicus is portrayed as a man of learning, author of the Punica and admirer of Vergil’s works, but also as a public figure and a former consul of Rome. My paper focuses on the epigrams devoted to the ‘political’ Silius, and suggests to relate them mainly to a certain stage in Silius Italicus’ life and to a specific communication strategy.

Published

2020-11-25