Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
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"Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars" by Lucan is a Roman epic poem written around AD 61-65. This unfinished work chronicles the brutal civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, culminating in the decisive Battle of Pharsalus. Lucan abandons traditional divine intervention, focusing instead on human ambition and the destruction of Roman liberty. Through ten surviving books, the poet follows Caesar's ruthless march from the Rubicon to Egypt, while
Pompey struggles against fate. The work remained incomplete when Lucan was forced to suicide in AD 65. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lucan, 39-65 |
|---|---|
| Title | Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharsalia |
| Note | Bellum Civile |
| Credits | Produced by Douglas B. Killings |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Rome -- History -- Civil War, 49-45 B.C. -- Poetry |
| Subject | Pharsalus, Battle of, Farsala, Greece, 48 B.C. -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 602 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Nov 23, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 668 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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