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Pharsalus , ancient city, Thessaly, Greece. Near there in 48 BC, Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey, who had a much larger force. Lucan's Bellum Civile (often called Pharsalia ) is an epic of the civil war.

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Pharsalus, Battle of

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Pharsalus, Battle of (48 BC) The battle in which POMPEY was defeated by Julius CAESAR. After Caesar crossed the RUBICON, Pompey retired to Greece to rally his forces. Caesar crushed Pompey's supporters in Spain and then pursued him to northern Greece. Pompey's forces were routed in pitched battle, although he himself escaped.

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