Pharsalus
an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.
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After Pharsalus M. Marcellus retired to Mytilene, where he practised rhetoric and studied philosophy.
In Pharsalus he put to death Polydamas and eight other of the best citizens; and from Larissa he drove many into exile.
Hellenica | XenophonThe chiefs of the party looked upon him with suspicion, and he was not present at the battle of Pharsalus.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors | George MiddletonAfter the battle of Pharsalus, Cæsar did not at first know whither Pompey was gone.
Men who had fought against one another at Pharsalus now went hand-in-hand and intrusted their lives to one another.
British Dictionary definitions for Pharsalus
/ (fɑːˈseɪləs) /
an ancient town in Thessaly in N Greece. Several major battles were fought nearby, including Caesar's victory over Pompey (48 bc)
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