am ▁(" W ed ding ▁Song ▁for ▁St ella ▁and ▁Vi ol ent illa ") ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁longer ▁Silva e ▁The ▁poem ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁monument al izing ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁describes ▁a ▁conversation ▁between ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Cup id , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁gods ▁pra ise ▁St ella ▁and ▁Vi ol ent illa ▁and ▁describe ▁their ▁love ▁for ▁each ▁other . ▁Ven us ▁travel s ▁to ▁Rome ▁and ▁adm ires ▁Dom it ian ' s ▁palace ▁before ▁giving ▁advice ▁to ▁Roman ▁ma id ens ▁and ▁Vi ol ent illa ▁to ▁seek ▁marriage . ▁The ▁poet ▁describes ▁the ▁wed ding ▁at ▁which ▁gods ▁and ▁humans ▁mix ▁and ▁finish es ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁poet ▁to ▁sing ▁eleg y . ▁▁ 1 . 3 ▁Villa ▁Tib urt ina ▁Man ili ▁V op is ci ▁(" The ▁Tib urt ine ▁Villa ▁of ▁Man il ius ▁V op is cus ") ▁A ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁villa , ▁pra ise ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁at ▁T iv oli , ▁description ▁of ▁V op is cus ' ▁art ▁collection , ▁and ▁pra ise ▁of ▁ot ium . ▁▁ 1 . 4 ▁S ot eria ▁R ut ili ▁Gall ici ▁(" To ▁R util ius ▁Gall icus ▁on ▁his ▁Rec overy ") ▁Stati us ▁describes ▁the ▁concern ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁for ▁Gall icus ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ill , ▁and ▁Apol lo ▁pra ises ▁Gall icus ' ▁military ▁career ▁and ▁see ks ▁a ▁c ure . ▁The ▁poem ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁thanks g iving ▁for ▁his ▁recovery