Silius Italicus: Punica (translated by Thomas Ross, 1666/1672) (paperback)The Punica of Silius Italicus (AD 25 26101), the longest extant Latin epic, was first translated into English by Thomas Ross (bap. 16201675), a supporter of Charles II during the Commonwealth and Restoration. It was published in 1666 and reprinted with minor corrections in 1672. This newly typeset and edited edition is the first reprint of the work since that time. The Second Punic War Between Hannibal, and the Romanes, as Ross titled his translation,