Statius (Mozley 1928) v1/Silvae

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SILVAE

SILVAE
Book I— PAGE
Statius to his friend Stella 3
i. The statue of Domitian 7
ii. Epithalamium in honour of Stella and Violentilla 15
iii. The villa of Manlius Vopiscus 39
iv. To Rutilius Gallicus 47
v. The baths of Claudius Etruscus 59
vi. The Kalends of December 65
Book II—
Statius to his friend Melior 73
i. Glaucias 77
ii. The villa of Pollius Felix 95
iii. The tree of Atedius Melior 107
iv. Melior’s parrot 113
v. The tame lion 117
vi. To Flavius Ursus 119
vii. To Polla on Lucan’s birthday 129
Book III—
Statius to his friend Pollius 139
i. The temple of Hercules at Surrentum 141
ii. To Maecius Celer 155
iii. To Claudius Etruscus 167
iv. The tresses of Flavius Earinus 185
v. To his wife Claudia 193
Book IV—
Statius to his friend Marcellus 203
i. The seventeenth consulship of Domitian 207
ii. To the Emperor Domitian 211
iii. The Domitian Road 217
iv. To Vitorius Marcellus 228
v. To Septimius Severus 237
vi. The Hercules statuette 243
vii. To Vibius Maximus 251
viii. To Julius Menecrates 257
ix. To Plotius Grypus 261
Book V—
Statius to his friend Abascantus 267
i. On the death of Priscilla 269
ii. The praises of Crispinus 289
iii. A lament for his father 303
iv. To Sleep 329
v. A lament for his adopted son 331