Bellum civile
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Bellum civile, or civil war
in Latin
, may refer to:
Civil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state....
in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, may refer to:
- Another title for PharsaliaPharsaliaThe Pharsalia is a Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan, telling of the civil war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate led by Pompey the Great...
by the Roman poet Lucan - The Commentarii de Bello CiviliCommentarii de Bello CiviliCommentarii de Bello Civili , or Bellum Civile, is an account written by Julius Caesar of his war against Gnaeus Pompeius and the Senate...
(Commentaries on the Civil War), telling events of the Civil War until immediately after Pompey's death in Egypt by G. Julius Cæsar. Also, by association, other works on that war which are historically attributed to Caesar, but whose authorship is doubted:- De Bello HispaniensisDe Bello HispaniensisDe Bello Hispaniensi is a book said to be written by Julius Caesar, though its authorship is heavily disputed. It details Caesar's campaigns on the Iberian Peninsula.-See also:* Commentarii de Bello Gallico...
(On the Hispanic War), campaigns in modern Spain - De Bello AfricoDe Bello AfricoDe Bello Africo is part of the Caesarian corpus. Its authorship is disputed, though scholarly consensus has ruled out Julius Caesar as the author...
(On the African War), campaigns in North Africa - De Bello AlexandrinoDe Bello AlexandrinoDe Bello Alexandrino is a Latin work continuing Julius Caesar's commentaries, De Bello Gallico and De Bello Civili. It details Caesar's campaigns in Alexandria and Asia. Though normally collected and bound with Caesar's authentic writings, the authorship of the work has been debated since antiquity...
(On the Alexandrine War), campaign in Alexandria
- De Bello Hispaniensis