Battle of Pharsalus
Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC
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Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC (Phase 1)
Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC (Phase 2).
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La Battaglia di Farsalo, versione senza scritte
La maniobra decisiva de la batalla de Farsalia: la desbandada de la caballería de Pompeyo.
La Battaglia di Farsalo, traduzione di fonte
法萨卢斯战役
Formation of battle lines for the Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC Created based on Plutarch: Caesar, c. 44; in Plutarch, Roman Lives, trans. Robin Waterfield, ISBN 9780192825025
The positioning of troops at the battle of Pharsalus.
Castiglione del Lago ( Umbria ). Corgna palace (1563 ) - Marquess Diomede's study: Fresco showing the Battle of Pharsalus after the biography by Suetonius.
Caesar's campaign in Greece.
Flight of Pompey from the battlefield of Pharsalus (Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, vol. 3, 1882)
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Lucanus: De bello civili (Pharsalia) Lucan (born A.D. 39 in Cordoba, Spain), brother of the famous Stoic philosopher Seneca, was well-known as a writer and moved in the circles close to the Emperor Nero. In A.D. 62 or 63 he published the first three books of his epic poem composed in hexameters, De bello civili (Greek: Pharsalia), in which he describes the civil war between Caesar and Pompey. Lucan's work was much read in the Middle Ages and in the wake of the Italian humanism of the Trecento. The present version of De bello civili was completed in 1373 in Bologna. Its illustrations by Niccolò da Bologna show the typical characteristics of the Bolognese school of manuscript illumination, which produced attractive paintings with spontaneous touches, and a naturalism that repeatedly pushes purely decorative elements into the background. The miniature on folio 86v shows Caesar, the victor over Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalos. The artist shows the scene from a bird's eye perspective and succeeds in creating a consistent representation of space.
Lucanus: De bello civili (Pharsalia) Lucan (born A.D. 39 in Cordoba, Spain), brother of the famous Stoic philosopher Seneca, was well-known as a writer and moved in the circles close to the Emperor Nero. In A.D. 62 or 63 he published the first three books of his epic poem composed in hexameters, De bello civili (Greek: Pharsalia), in which he describes the civil war between Caesar and Pompey. Lucan's work was much read in the Middle Ages and in the wake of the Italian humanism of the Trecento. The present version of De bello civili was completed in 1373 in Bologna. Its illustrations by Niccolò da Bologna show the typical characteristics of the Bolognese school of manuscript illumination, which produced attractive paintings with spontaneous touches, and a naturalism that repeatedly pushes purely decorative elements into the background. The miniature on folio 86v shows Caesar, the victor over Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalos. The artist shows the scene from a bird's eye perspective and succeeds in creating a consistent representation of space.
The first phase of the battle of Pharsalus
Battle of Pharsalus: Deployment
The second phase of the battle of Pharsalus
Historical Overview
The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BC near Pharsalus in Central Greece. Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the Roman Republic under the command of Pompey. Pompey had the backing of a majority of Roman senators and his army significantly outnumbered the veteran Caesarian legions.
Quick Facts
Caesarians
- Commander: Julius Caesar
- Strength: ca. 22.000 Infanterie / 1.000 Kavallerie
- Casualties: ca. 200 - 1.200
Optimates (Pompeians)
- Commander: Pompejus Magnus
- Strength: ca. 45.000 Infanterie / 7.000 Kavallerie
- Casualties: ca. 6.000 - 15.000
Strategic Context
Final confrontation between Rome's two greatest generals for absolute supremacy over the state.
Conflict / War
Caesar's Civil War
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