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Where did Pompey flee after the Battle of Pharsalus?
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Pompey the Great
Pompey, bust c. 60–50 bce; in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
After his defeat at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BCE, Pompey the Great fled from his camp to the coast. He subsequently traveled southward, passing through Cilicia and Cyprus before arriving in Egypt. He ultimately landed at Pelusium, where he sought refuge with Ptolemy XIII, but was betrayed and killed by the king's advisors upon his arrival.1234