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Silius Italicus (Caius) Punica 1492

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commentary by Petrus Marsus, 155 ff., 61 lines of commentary surrounding text and headline, Roman letter, capital spaces with guide letters, occasional early ink marginalia, slightly faded, h4 repaired tear and large stain at foot, loss of several letters of text, b3, b5 and b8 with repairs to outer margin, affecting a few letters of text, a few very small wormholes within text, unobtrusive loss to some letters, but not affecting sense, some water and damp-staining, mostly marginal, contemporary vellum, soiled, [BMC V, 439; Goff S-508; Hain 14740], folio, Venice, Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus, 1492.

***Silius Italicus, orator, politician under Nero and epic poet. His later life, including his time as proconsul of Asia, is well documented by Pliny the Younger..