The civil war (Pharsalia)
In his epic The Civil War, Lucan (39-65 CE) carries us from Caesar's fateful crossing of the Rubicon, through the Battle of Pharsalus, Pompey's death, and Cato's leadership in Africa, to Caesar victorious in Egypt. The poem is also called Pharsalia.
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Language: | English Latin |
Series: | Loeb classical library ;
220. |
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Online Access: | Link to e-book |
Summary: | In his epic The Civil War, Lucan (39-65 CE) carries us from Caesar's fateful crossing of the Rubicon, through the Battle of Pharsalus, Pompey's death, and Cato's leadership in Africa, to Caesar victorious in Egypt. The poem is also called Pharsalia. |
Item Description: | Includes index. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Published: |
Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
2014.
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