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Battle of Pharsalus

48 BCE · 1st century BCE · Part of the Caesar's Civil War

The Battle of Pharsalus was fought on 9 August 48 BCE near Pharsalus in Thessaly between Julius Caesar and the larger army of Pompey and the Senate. Caesar's veterans routed Pompey's cavalry and then his infantry, and Pompey fled to Egypt, where he was murdered. The victory decided the main phase of the civil war and made Caesar master of the Roman world.

Battle of Pharsalus
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Pharsalus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-pharsalus
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