The History of Roman Literature From the Earliest Period to the Death of Marcus Aurelius
CHAPTER VI.
_The Reigns of Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian_ (69-96 A.D.).
2. _Poets_.
Reduced scope of poetry--Poetry the most dependent on external conditions of any form of written literature--Valerius Flaccus--Silius--His death as described by Pliny--His poem--The elder Statius--Statius--An extempore poet--His public recitations--The _Silvae_--The _Thebaid_ and _Achilleid_ --His similes--Arruntius Stella--Martial--His death as recounted by Pliny --The epigram--Other poets.
APPENDIX.--On the Similes of Virgil, Lucan, and Statius.