Silvae

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)

Statius, P. Papinius. Statius, Volume 1. Mozley, John Henry, editor. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928.

  1. qui Diomedei celat penetralia furti,
  2. crevit et inde sacrum didicit puer; arma probator [*]()
  3. monstrasti Saliis [*]() praesagumque aethera certi [*]()
  4. auguribus; cui Chalcidicum fas volvere carmen,
  5. cur Phrygii lateat coma flaminis, et tua multum
  6. verbera succincti formidavere Luperci.
    7. [*](permixtus s: permissus M. )[*](probator Ellis: probatur M: probatus Vollmer: probatis Baehrens. )[*](monstrasti Saliis Lipsius: monstrastis aliis M. )[*](certi Vollmer: certis M. Surrentum with the promontory of Minerva, Cape Misenum. chose to ask (i.e., as many years as there were grains in a handful of dust). )
  7. Et nunc ex illo forsan grege gentibus alter
  8. iura dat Eois, alter compescit Hiberas,
  9. alter Achaemenium secludit Zeugmate Persen,
  10. hi dites Asiae populos, hi Pontica frenant,
  11. hi fora pacificis emendant fascibus, illi
  12. castra pia statione tenent: tu laudis origo.
  13. non tibi certassent iuvenilia fingere corda
  14. Nestor et indomiti Phoenix moderator alumni
  15. quique tubas acres lituosque audire volentem
  16. Aeciden alio frangebat carmine Chiron.
  17. Talia dum celebras, subitam civilis Erinys
  18. Tarpeio de monte facem Phlegraeaque movit
  19. proelia, sacrilegis lucent Capitolia taedis,[*]()
  20. et Senonum furias Latiae sumpsere cohortes,