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The Pharsalia was especially popular in times of civil wars and similar troubles; for example the editor of this 1592 edition, Theodor Pulmann, explai
The Pharsalia was especially popular in times of civil wars and similar troubles; for example the editor of this 1592 edition, Theodor Pulmann, explains Lucan's relevance by the French Wars of Religion (1562–98).
Susanna Braund argues that, were the poem to have been finished, it would have ended with Cato's death.
Susanna Braund argues that, were the poem to have been finished, it would have ended with Cato's death.
In book six, Erichtho (pictured) performs a necromantic rite, which many contend is one of the Pharsalia's best-known sequences.
In book six, Erichtho (pictured) performs a necromantic rite, which many contend is one of the Pharsalia's best-known sequences.
The base of the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in the United States, which is inscribed with Lucan's line, Victrix causa deis pla
The base of the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in the United States, which is inscribed with Lucan's line, Victrix causa deis placuit sed victa Catoni.
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Modern bust of Lucan in Córdoba. There are no ancient likenesses.
Modern bust of Lucan in Córdoba. There are no ancient likenesses.
Engraved title page of a French edition of Lucan's Pharsalia, 1657
Engraved title page of a French edition of Lucan's Pharsalia, 1657
Pharsalia, 1740
Pharsalia, 1740