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Battle of Pharsalus: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 48 BCE
Location Greece
Participants Julius Caesar • Pompey the Great
Context Roman Civil War

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Julius Caesar, marble bust; in the Capitoline Museums, Rome.
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Timeline

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Campaign of Ilerda
49 BCE
Julius Caesar, marble bust; in the Capitoline Museums, Rome.
Battle of Pharsalus
48 BCE
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Battle of Thapsus
February 6, 46 BCE
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Battle of Munda
45 BCE

Key People

Statue of Julius Caesar in Roman military attire stands in front of a domed building in Rome, Italy, with a clear blue sky in the background.
Julius Caesar
Roman ruler
Pompey
Pompey the Great
Roman statesman
Mark Antony marble bust
Mark Antony
Roman triumvir
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Lucius Afranius
Roman general
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio
Roman politician
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Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
Roman politician

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