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Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars

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Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan is a powerful and gripping retelling of the Roman Civil Wars. Lucan's vivid storytelling and detailed descriptions bring to life the chaos and brutality of this tumultuous period in Roman history.

The characters are compelling and complex, and the themes of power, betrayal, and ambition are explored with depth and nuance. Lucan's poetic style is both beautiful and haunting, capturing the tragedy and violence of war in a way that is both lyrical and visceral.

While the narrative can be dense at times, with detailed descriptions of battles and political intrigue, the overall impact of the story is powerful and thought-provoking. Lucan's exploration of the moral and ethical implications of war and the pursuit of power is both timely and timeless.

Overall, Pharsalia is a captivating and intense read that will appeal to fans of historical fiction and poetry alike. Lucan's epic poem is a masterful exploration of the human cost of war and the destructive nature of unchecked ambition.

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Lucan's only surviving work, De Bello Civili, more generally known as the Pharsalia, is an epic poem about the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great. The title given by posterity to the poem refers to the Battle of Pharsalus, which took place in 48 BC near the city of Pharsalus, in Thessaly. The work is important as an example of Roman Historic Epic, since divine intervention plays little part in the narrative and very few supernatural occurrences happen in the story. Lucan's Civil War is considered a major expression of literature from the Neronian times, and has attracted renewed scholarly attention in the past decades. The work remains unfinished, due to the untimely death of its author. - Summary by Leni


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