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Book II:462-525 Defeat of Pompey’s generals The Etrurians were left naked by Libo’s hasty flight, and Thermus’ rout robbed Umbria of its free action.
“Pharsalia” (also kown as “De Bello Civili” or “On the Civil War”) is an epic poem in ten books by the Roman poet Lucan, left unfinished on the poets’ death in 65 CE.
Lucan (M. Annaeus Lucanus, 39–65 CE), son of wealthy M. Annaeus Mela and nephew of Seneca, was born at Corduba (Cordova) in Spain and was brought as a baby to Rome. In 60 CE at a festival in Emperor Nero's honour Lucan praised him in a panegyric and was promoted to one or two minor offices.
5 Ιουν 2012 · After the three increasingly specific and terrifying prophecies of approaching civil war bring the first book to a close, the opening words of book 2, iamque irae patuere deum, reaffirm the hostility of the gods towards Rome and validate the unnatural portents of the previous book.
In passages including Nigidius Figulus’ speech in book 1, the narrator’s outcry at the beginning of book 2, and some descriptions of battle, dilemma resonates with Senecan tragedy to create generic dissonances within the epic and polarize readers’ responses to Roman history.
'Twas crime enough that they had lives: to strike but only those that could do hurt was dull and poor: some fell to make the number as some the prey. 6 Whenever he did not salute a man, or return his salute, this was a signal for massacre.
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