A later episode in its first major section describes "Bellona's priests with bleeding arms, and slaves/Of Cybele's worship, with ensanguined hair/Howled chants of havoc and of woe to men." Its book four saw forces under Curio smashed by those led by King Juba of Libya, while Scaeva's rallying of his comrades prevented a total rout for his forces at Illyria. It contains the line "No one is ever innocent while his opponent is the judge", and its author recited several lines from its Book III before during his death, which came about due to his in
A later episode in its first major section describes "Bellona's priests with bleeding arms, and slaves/Of Cybele's worship, with ensanguined hair/Howled chants of havoc and of woe to men." Its book four saw forces under Curio smashed by those led by King Juba of Libya, while Scaeva's rallying of his comrades prevented a total rout for his forces at Illyria. It contains the line "No one is ever innocent while his opponent is the judge", and its author recited several lines from its Book III before during his death, which came about due to his involvement in Calpurnius Piso's conspiracy against Nero. Covering the events of the conflict between Julius Caesar and Pompey, FTP, name this unfinished epic that takes its title from a 48 BC battle, a work by Lucan.
A later episode in its first major section describes "Bellona's priests with bleeding arms, and slaves/
{Pharsalia} (accept {Bellum Civile} or {Civil War}) (2) [RC]