Pharsalus
Americannoun
noun
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In 48 BCE, Caesar defeated Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus in northern Greece.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
This is sometimes inaccurate; the best known instance is his confusion of Pharsalus and Philippi; cf. i.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
At the age of seventeen he served with Pompey in Greece, and commanded a squadron of cavalry at the battle of Pharsalus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
When his chief followed Caesar to Thessaly he was left behind in charge of the camp, and thus was not present at the battle of Pharsalus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
After Pharsalus and the flight of Pompeius, we finally part company with Caesar as an author.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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