Publisher's Synopsis
Marci Annaei Lucani Pharsalia est poema heroicum, quod de bello civili inter Caesarem et Pompeium inchoato est. Haec editio, quae anno 1807 publicata est, continet etiam poemationem Ad Calpurnium Pisonem, quae de vita et morte Neronis est. Lucanus, auctor huius operis, fuit poeta Romae floruitque sub Neronis principatu. Opus eius notum est propter eius elocutionem grandiloquam et descriptiones vividissimas.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.