Epic poem · 1614

Pharsalia

Lucan's Pharsalia, containing the civil wars between Caesar and Pompey

by Lucan

Translated by Sir Arthur Gorges (1614)

Sir Arthur Gorges's 1614 rhymed translation of Lucan's epic of the Roman civil war, in octosyllabic couplets, with a verse argument before each book.

Contents · 10 parts

• Book Iabout 1600 lines
• Book IIabout 1510 lines
• Book IIIabout 1550 lines
• Book IVabout 1710 lines
• Book Vabout 1790 lines
• Book VIabout 1830 lines
• Book VIIabout 1850 lines
• Book VIIIabout 2030 lines
• Book IXabout 2310 lines
• Book Xabout 1260 lines

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