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Battle of Pharsalus
On August 9, 48 BCE, Caesar and Pompey fought a decisive battle on the plain of Pharsalus in Greece.…
Timeline
- -48plain of Pharsalus · ThessalyPompey drew up the senatorial army on the plain of Pharsalus; after pursuing Caesar into Greece, the two sides formed up for a decisive engagement.
- -48Pharsalus · ThessalyCaesar concentrated his best troops against Pompey's left wing; Pompey's cavalry broke and fled, causing a general collapse, and the main senatorial force was destroyed.
- -48Egypt · EgyptPompey fled by sea to Egypt seeking asylum, but after landing was assassinated by killers sent by Ptolemy XIII; Caesar pursued him to Egypt.
Sources
- Caesar, Commentaries on the Civil War, Book III — Julius Caesar https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Caesar/Civil_War/3*.html
- Plutarch, Life of Pompey; Life of Caesar — Plutarch https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/home.html