Radivilias
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Radivilias (Lithuanian: Radviliada, Belarusian: Радзівіліяда Polish: Radziwiliada) is a Latin epic poem by Jonas Radvanas published in 1588. It is one of the major works of the 16th-century Lithuanian and Belarusian literature and one of the best examples of Renaissance literature in Lithuania.[1][2] It uses hexameter and has 3,302 lines divided into four parts.[3] It is dedicated to Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512–1584) and his major military victories in the Livonian War.