An ancient city of Thessaly in northeast Greece. Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey nearby in 48 B.C.
Pharsalus
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Phar·sa·lus (fär-sā'ləs)  or Phar·sa·la
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Pharsalus (fär'säləs) , ancient city, Thessaly, Greece. Near there in 48 B.C., 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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Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC
Synonym: battle of Pharsalus
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