Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars

Name: Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars
Author: Lucan

by Lucan

EN·~8 hours

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Duration

~8 hours (465K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

1996-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Description

Bellum Civile

Subjects

Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Rome -- History -- Civil War, 49-45 B.C. -- Poetry Pharsalus, Battle of, Farsala, Greece, 48 B.C. -- Poetry

About the author

Lucan

39–65

A brilliant young Roman poet from Córdoba, he is best known for the epic Pharsalia, a vivid account of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey. His life was short and dramatic, and his writing became one of the standout achievements of Imperial Latin literature.

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