Pharsalus 48 BC: Caesar and Pompey - Clash of the Titans

by Si Sheppard

Increasing tension between Julius Caesar and Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) after the death of Marcus Licinius Crassus soon degenerated into military conflict. With his hand considerably strengthened by his election as Dictator by the Senate in Rome, Caesar knew that power would only be a reality once he had militarily defeated Pompey. By August 49BC, Caesar had effectively destroyed Pompey's armies in Spain, but, by the time he had crossed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846030021
• ISBN13: 9781846030024
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"