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Pharsālos or Pharsālus , i, f., = Φάρσαλος,
I.a city in Thessaly, where Cœsar defeated Pompey, now Fersala, Liv. 32, 33; 34, 23; 36, 14; Luc. 6, 350.—Hence,
A. Pharsālĭcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pharsalus, Pharsalian: “acies,Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 71: “proelium,Cœsar's victory over Pompey, id. Deiot. 5, 13; 10, 29: “acies,id. Lig. 3, 9: “annus,Luc. 5, 391: “rura,id. 7, 823.—
B. Pharsālĭus , a, um, adj., Pharsalian: “fuga,Cic. Phil. 2, 15, 39: “pugna,in which Cœsar defeated Pompey, id. ib. 14, 8, 23 B. and K.; id. Div. 1, 32, 68; Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 53: “terra,Liv. 33, 6, 11: “tecta,Cat. 64, 37.—As subst.: Pharsālĭa , ae, f., the region about Pharsalus, Cat. 64, 37; Ov. M. 15, 823; Tac. H. 1, 50 al.
2. An epic poem by Lucan, Luc. 7, 61; 9, 985.
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    • Cicero, For Ligarius, 3.9
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.15.39
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.29.71
    • Cicero, For King Deiotarius, 5.13
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 15.823
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.50
    • Lucan, Civil War, 7.61
    • Lucan, Civil War, 5.391
    • Lucan, Civil War, 6.350
    • Lucan, Civil War, 7.823
    • Lucan, Civil War, 9.985
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 8.53
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 34, 23
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 32, 33
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33, 6.11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36, 14
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.32
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