1. Defeats Pompey at Pharsalus

    · Pharsalus battlefield, Thessaly, Greece

    Defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
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    Caesar won the decisive battle of the civil war in Thessaly, destroying Pompey's field army and forcing him to flee. Exact battlefield placement within the Pharsalus plain remains debated; coordinates are representative.

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