Epic poem · 1718

Pharsalia (Rowe)

Lucan's Pharsalia, translated into English verse by Nicholas Rowe

by Lucan

Translated by Nicholas Rowe (1718)

Nicholas Rowe's version of Lucan's epic of the Roman civil war between Caesar and Pompey, in heroic couplets, published after the translator's death in 1718.

Contents · 10 parts

• Book Iabout 1150 lines
• Book IIabout 1140 lines
• Book IIIabout 1150 lines
• Book IVabout 1290 lines
• Book Vabout 1160 lines
• Book VIabout 1260 lines
• Book VIIabout 1220 lines
• Book VIIIabout 1110 lines
• Book IXabout 1850 lines
• Book Xabout 880 lines

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