Pharsalia

Definitions

1. An epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan describing Caesar's Civil War.
2. The Battle of Pharsalus of 48 B.C.E.
   historical
3. The region around Pharsalus (modern Farsala), a Greek town.
   historical

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Examples

“[…] ev’ry Time he’s named Pharſalia rises to my View⟳—I ſee Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horſe’s Hoofs wet⟳ with Patrician Blood.”

“[…] much as Caesar's tale of portents on the day of Pharsalia, showed Caesar in harmony with the Roman Pantheon.”

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