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Pharsalia

UK/ˌfɑːˈseɪli.ə/

Pharsalia proper noun: an epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan describing Caesar's Civil War.

Proper noun

Pharsalia

  1. An epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan describing Caesar's Civil War.
  2. (historical) The Battle of Pharsalus of 48 B.C.E.
    • […] 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.1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1
    • […] much as Caesar's tale of portents on the day of Pharsalia, showed Caesar in harmony with the Roman Pantheon.1931, Ernst Kantorowicz, translated by Emily Lorimer, Frederick the Second, page 202
  3. (historical) The region around Pharsalus (modern Farsala), a Greek town.

Pharsalia meaning in Marathi

Pharsalia in Marathi

poem by Lucan
फारसालिया phārsāliyā

Origin of Pharsalia

From Latin Pharsālia (“the region of Pharsalus”), borrowed as a title for Lucan's poem from a line in the work itself: “Pharsālia nostra / vīvet” (“Our Pharsalia / will live”, book 9, lines 985–6). The original Latin title was Dē Bellō Cīvīlī (“On the Civil War”).

Words formed from Pharsalia

Words that rhyme with Pharsalia

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Questions about Pharsalia

What does Pharsalia mean?
Pharsalia means an epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan describing Caesar's Civil War.
What is Pharsalia in Marathi?
Pharsalia in Marathi is फारसालिया (phārsāliyā). See Pharsalia meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Pharsalia?
Pharsalia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pharsalia?
Pharsalia is pronounced /ˌfɑːˈseɪli.ə/ (UK).

Words near Pharsalia in the dictionary

  1. pharoses
  2. Pharr
  3. Pharrell
  4. Pharrs
  5. PHARs
  6. Pharsalia
  7. Pharsalian
  8. Pharsalus
  9. pharyng-
  10. pharyngal
  11. pharyngalgia

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