Download or read book The Silvae of Statius written by Publius Papinius Statius and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written during the 1st century AD, Statius' Silvae praises or pays tribute to a number of individuals, most notably the emperor Domitiam whom Statius refers to as a living god.