The Pharsalia
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (700 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071HJ8HN7 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 246 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
To the educated Roman of the mid-first century AD, the young Lucan probably appeared amazingly foolhardy. Any discussion of the old Republic conjured up evil memories of earlier civil wars. Lucan called it "De Bello Civili" ("On the Civil War"). Later, it came to be called "The Pharsalia", the name of the battle where Pompey met defeat. And one of the things which would have really angered Nero would have been the effort to write an epic poem about the struggle between Pompey and Caesar in which the noble hero (portrayed by Pompey) was the man who fought to
"The poem is actually funny in many places" according to David R. Slavitt. This is a rather dogged translation that misses out on Lucan's dry sense of humor. The poem is actually funny in many places. Or it is in the Latin.