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Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars

Lucan's only surviving work, De Bello Civili, more generally known as the Pharsalia, is an epic poem about the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great. The title given by posterity to the poem refers to the Battle of Pharsalus, which took place in 48 BC near the city of Pharsalus, in Thessaly. The work is important as an example of Roman Historic Epic, since divine intervention plays little part in the narrative and very few supernatural occurrences happen in the story. Lucan's Civil War is considered a major expression of literature from the Neronian times, and has attracted renewed scholarly attention in the past decades. The work remains unfinished, due to the untimely death of its author. - Summary by Leni

Year of Publication: 1928Genres: Epics , Single author , Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

Running Time: 09 hours 23 minutes 23 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Book I - The Crossing of the Rubicon, part 1 Dave Gillespie	20:06
2	Book I - The Crossing of the Rubicon, part 2 Dave Gillespie	35:21
3	Book II - The Flight of Pompeius, part 1 Dave Gillespie	30:37
4	Book II - The Flight of Pompeius, part 2 Dave Gillespie	25:52
5	Book III - Massilia, part 1 Josh Kibbey	18:34
6	Book III - Massilia, part 2 Craig Campbell	25:06
7	Book IV - Caesar in Spain. War in the Adriatic Sea. Death of Curio, part 1 Rita Boutros	26:42
8	Book IV - Caesar in Spain. War in the Adriatic Sea. Death of Curio, part 2 Rita Boutros	28:17
9	Book V - The Oracle. The Mutiny. The Storm, part 1 Rita Boutros	29:19
10	Book V - The Oracle. The Mutiny. The Storm, part 2 Rita Boutros	25:34
11	Book VI - The Fight Near Dyrrhachium. Scaeva's Exploits. The Witch of Thessalia, part 1 Rita Boutros	29:51
12	Book VI - The Fight Near Dyrrhachium. Scaeva's Exploits. The Witch of Thessalia, part 2 Rita Boutros	28:50
13	Book VII - The Battle, part 1 Lucretia B.	29:37
14	Book VII - The Battle, part 2 Lucretia B.	47:44
15	Book VIII - Death of Pompeius, part 1 KevinS	29:48
16	Book VIII - Death of Pompeius, part 2 Rita Boutros	31:13
17	Book IX - Cato, part 1 Elsie Selwyn	34:07
18	Book IX - Cato, part 2 Elsie Selwyn	29:57
19	Book X - Caesar in Egypt, part 1 Phil Schempf	21:44
20	Book X - Caesar in Egypt, part 2 Phil Schempf	15:04