Introduction, lines 1–50. Address to Nero, 51–75. Causes of the Civil War, 76–135. Character of Pompeius, 136–159; of Cæsar, 160–176. Corruption of the times, 177–207. Cæsar crosses the Rubicon, 208–257; and advances to Arīminum, 258–293. The Tribunes meet him and Curio addresses him, 294–334. Cæsar's speech to his soldiers, 335–402. The reply of Lælius, 403–449. The Roman forces are summoned from Gaul, 450–523. Terror at Rome and flight of Citizens and Senators, 524–579. Prodigies related, 580–641. Aruns the Seer is summoned to aid the nation, and makes an expiatory sacrifice, 642–705. Figulus prophesies the coming disasters, 706–743; and so does a frenzied nation, 751–772.
