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The August 48 BCE battle where Pompey and Caesar meet and Caesar's army defeats Pompey's strategy.
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Pharsalus
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Pompey could have defeated Caesar by starving Italy, but elite fear of Pompey becoming king forced a battle that Caesar’s loyal army won.
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At Pharsalus, optimate pressure overrides Pompey's preferred containment strategy, and Caesar's disciplined army withstands the cavalry hammer-and-anvil maneuver.
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"All right? So, this is all these great politicians understand. If you really want to have a great political career, you have to create..."
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"...destroy both. And this led to something called the Battle of Pharsalus. Remember, at this time, Caesar needs to go fight Pompey, but Pompey..."
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"Okay? And in this battle, because Caesar has a loyal army, they defeat Pompey, even though Pompey has more soldiers. Okay? And then what..."
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"...a battle. And in August 48 BCE, at a place called Pharsalus, the two armies meet. Okay? Pompey and Caesar."
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"...withstood the cavalry charge. And they wiped out the army at Pharsalus. Okay? Then, Caesar took his army to Egypt, conquered that, to Syria,..."
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