Pharsalus

Dictionary: Phar·sa·lus

(fär-sā'ləs)

or Phar·sa·la (fär'sä-lä)

An ancient city of Thessaly in northeast Greece. Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey nearby in 48 B.C.

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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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC
Synonym: battle of Pharsalus

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