Pharsalus, Battle of, Farsala, Greece, 48 B.C.
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Name (Hebrew)
קרב פארסאלוס, יוון, 48 לפני הספירה
Name (Latin)
Pharsalus, Battle of, Farsala, Greece, 48 B.C.
Name (Arabic)
معركة فارسالوس
Other forms of name
nne Pharsalus, Battle of, 48 B.C
Pharsalus (Greece), Battle of, 48 B.C
Coordinates
22.38333333 22.38333333 39.3 39.3 (gooearth )
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Greece
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q203681
Library of congress:
sh 85100624
Sources of Information
- Cambridge ancient history, 1994:v. 9, p. 796 (48 B.C., August: Battle of Pharsalus)
- Grant, M. A guide to the ancient world, 1986:p. 491-492 (Pharsalus: scene of one of the most decisive battles of history during the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great (48))
- Oxford classical dict.
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Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC
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Wikipedia description:
The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BC 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 Caesarian legions. Pressured by his officers, Pompey reluctantly engaged in battle and suffered an overwhelming defeat, ultimately fleeing the camp and his men, disguised as an ordinary citizen. Eventually making his way to Egypt, he was assassinated upon his arrival at the order of Ptolemy XIII.
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