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
In a battle which took place between Pelopidas and Alexander, near Pharsalus, the Thessalians were routed.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
Paul Louis Courier says that Plutarch would have made Pompey conquer at Pharsalus if it would have read better, and he thinks that he was quite right.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by John Neville Figgis
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
The battle was fought near the town of Pharsalus, while the territory of the town was named Pharsalia.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce
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