▁O de ▁to ▁Sept im ius ▁Sever us ") ▁This ▁poem ▁in ▁the ▁Al ca ic ▁meter ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Stati us ' ▁two ▁ly ric ▁compos itions . ▁The ▁poet ▁pra ises ▁spring ▁and ▁his ▁rust ic ▁Italian ▁life ▁while ▁he ▁pra ises ▁Sever us ' ▁city ▁of ▁Le p cis ▁Mag na ▁and ▁his ▁el o quence . ▁▁ 4 . 6 ▁Her cules ▁Ep it ra pez ios ▁Nov i ▁V ind ic is ▁(" The ▁Her cules ▁Stat u ette ▁of ▁Nov ius ▁V index ") ▁The ▁scene ▁is ▁a ▁dinner ▁given ▁by ▁V index , ▁an ▁av id ▁art ▁con o isseur , ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁shows ▁the ▁poet ▁his ▁ant ique ▁statue ▁of ▁Her cules ▁by ▁L ys ipp us . ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁is ▁given , ▁owned ▁by ▁Alexander , ▁Hann ib al , ▁and ▁Sul la , ▁and ▁the ▁poem ▁clos es ▁with ▁the ▁pra ise ▁of ▁V index ' ▁peace ful ▁l ifest yle . ▁▁ 4 . 7 ▁O de ▁L yr ica ▁ad ▁V ib ium ▁Max imum ▁(" L y ric ▁O de ▁to ▁V ib ius ▁Maxim us ") ▁The ▁second ▁ly ric ▁composition ▁in ▁S app h ics ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁comparison ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁to ▁P ind ar . ▁He ▁requests ▁V ib ius ' ▁return ▁from ▁Dal mat ia ▁because ▁his ▁son ▁is ▁ill ▁and ▁express es ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁son ▁will ▁live ▁to ▁learn ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁write ▁histor ies ▁like ▁Liv