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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient city of Thessaly in northeast Greece. Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey nearby in 48 BC.
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- proper noun An ancient city in Phthiotis in the modern Fthiotida prefecture,
Greece
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- noun Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC
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Examples
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The next day he reached land, between the Ceraunian rocks and other dangerous places; meeting with a safe road for his shipping to ride in, and dreading all other ports which he imagined were in possession of the enemy, he landed his men at a place called Pharsalus, without the loss of a single vessel.
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That is eclipsed by the stunning pair of large pages, cut from a history of ancient Rome, depicting "Caesar Crossing the Rubicon" and "The Flight of Pompey After the Battle of Pharsalus."
Past the Crowds, the Louvre's Little Gem of a Show Judy Fayard 2011
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The next section of the book covers about 35 battles from Marathon 490BC to Pharsalus 48BC which he considers have sufficient historical data to allow a meaningful investigation.
Lost Battles by Phillip Sabin – a review by Jim Gandy Nick 2009
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Defeated at the battle of Pharsalus in northern Greece in 48, Pompey sailed to Egypt.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Defeated at the battle of Pharsalus in northern Greece in 48, Pompey sailed to Egypt.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The next section of the book covers about 35 battles from Marathon 490BC to Pharsalus 48BC which he considers have sufficient historical data to allow a meaningful investigation.
Archive 2009-07-01 Nick 2009
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In 2006, she took our Congressional district - which had voted deeply Republican since Julius Caesar won the Battle of Pharsalus - and turned it blue with a little bit of luck and a lot of plain, open honesty.
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Fans of graphic battle scenes will find much to enjoy in the description of the Battle of Pharsalus and the 30-page epic fictional battle between the Forgotten Legion and the armies of the Indian kings, which takes place by the River Hydaspes in what is now the Punjab, literally on the edge of the Roman known world**.
Archive 2009-10-01 Carla 2009
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In 2006, she took our Congressional district - which had voted deeply Republican since Julius Caesar won the Battle of Pharsalus - and turned it blue with a little bit of luck and a lot of plain, open honesty.
clockwatching 2009
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Defeated at the battle of Pharsalus in northern Greece in 48, Pompey sailed to Egypt.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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