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Ancient Rome · BATTLE SITE · 48 BC

Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC)

On the Ancient Rome map as “Pharsalus”

9 Aug 48 BC — In Thessaly, Caesar destroys Pompey’s army, said here to be twice the size of his own. Pompey flees to Egypt, where he is murdered on the beach on a king’s calculation.

When
9 Aug 48 BC
Type
Battle site
Chapter
Julius Caesar and the civil war (chapter 5 of Ancient Rome)
Atlas
The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
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Map showing Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC), battle site in The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
BATTLE SITE · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476

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