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Davidiad
The Davidiad (also known as the Davidias) is the name of an heroicepic poem in Renaissance Latin by the Croatiannational poet and Renaissance humanistMarko Marulić (whose name is sometimes Latinized as "Marcus Marulus"). Likely finished in AD 1517, the poem, as its Latin title suggests, details the ascension and deeds of David, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, who is said to have reigned c. 1010–970 BC.