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Silius Italicus

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Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (Latin: [ˈsiːlijʊs ɪˈt̪alɪkʊs], c. 26 – c. 101 AD) was a Roman senator, orator and epic poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature. His surviving work is the 17-book Punica, an epic poem about the Second Punic War and the longest surviving poem in Classical Latin at over 12,000 lines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silius Italicus is the 960th most popular writer (down from 889th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Spain (down from 277th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Spanish Writer.

Silius Italicus is most famous for his epic poem Punica, which tells the story of the Second Punic War.

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Among writers, Silius Italicus ranks 960 out of 7,302. Before him are George Steiner, Ernesto Sabato, Hrotsvitha, Horatio Alger, Peter Weiss, and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. After him are John Updike, Panait Istrati, Juliette Récamier, John Fante, Benito Pérez Galdós, and Gaius Asinius Pollio.

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Among people born in 26, Silius Italicus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 101, Silius Italicus ranks 1. 

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Silius Italicus ranks 308 out of 3,355. Before him are Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), Prudentius (348), Pompeu Fabra (1868), Manuel Godoy (1767), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877). After him are Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729), Pedro Cea (1900), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), and Carles Puyol (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Silius Italicus ranks 30. Before him are Judah Halevi (1079), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Antonio Machado (1875), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Prudentius (348), and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867). After him are Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), and Jorge Semprún (1923).

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