M. Annaei Lucani Pharsaliae, Liber 1 (1875)

by Marcus Annaeus Lucanus and Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Book Overview

M. Annaei Lucani Pharsaliae, Liber 1 (1875) is a Latin epic poem written by the Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, commonly known as Lucan. The book is the first part of the larger work Pharsalia, which recounts the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great in the 1st century BC. The poem is written in dactylic hexameter and consists of approximately 800 lines. It begins with an invocation to the goddess of poetry, Calliope, and introduces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1104186780
• ISBN13: 9781104186784
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"