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In Battle of Pharsalus. …the decisive engagement in the Roman civil war (49–45 bce) between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great. After failing to subdue his enemies at Dyrrhachium (now Dürres, Albania), Caesar clashed with Pompey somewhere near Pharsalus (now Fársala, Greece). Although Caesar was greatly outnumbered, his veteran legions.
Jan 31, 2024 · The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BCE near Pharsalus in central Greece. Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the Roman Republic under the command of Pompey. Pompey had the backing of a majority of Roman senators and his army significantly outnumbered the veteran ...
Jul 8, 2019 · Pharsalus was the defeat of an ancien régime of corrupt, snobbish, opportunist politicians by an army that embodied the spirit of the new age. Pompey the Great When Caesar’s governorship of Gaul came to an end, he sought a new consulship that would guarantee him immunity against prosecution by his enemies in Rome’s highly political law-courts.
Aug 13, 2015 · Julius Caesar won a major triumph over the forces of Pompey the Great at Pharsalus, in 48 B.C. on what historians calculate is about Aug. 9. The battle broke the back of republican opposition to Caesar and opened the way for his dictatorship of Rome. Several years before, in 59 B.C., Caesar joined Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), and ...
Caesar's civil war (49–45 BC) was a civil war during the late Roman Republic between two factions led by Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey), respectively. The main cause of the war was political tensions relating to Caesar's place in the republic on his expected return to Rome on the expiration of his governorship in Gaul .
Sure, there was continued fighting in Africa and Hispania afterwards, but the back of Optimates power was effectively broken on the fields of Pharsalus. Caesar was able to solidify his control of Rome, while Pompey fled to Egypt and was killed. There was a role reversal - before Pharsalus, the Populares were the rebels.
Rome. (TV series) Rome is a historical drama television series released 2005–2007 created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. The series is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome 's transition from Republic to Empire. The series features a sprawling cast of characters, many based on real figures from historical ...
