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Definition of Pharsalus
1. Noun. Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Geographical relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Definition of Pharsalus
1. Proper noun. An ancient city in Phthiotis in the modern Fthiotida prefecture, Greece ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pharsalus
Literary usage of Pharsalus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation by George Grote (1869)
"At his own city of Pharsalus, Polydamas was now in the ascendent, enjoying the
confidence of all the great family factions who usually contended for ..."
2. The History of Thucydides by Thucydides (1829)
"... when he had arrived at Heraclea in Trachis, he sent a messenger forward to
Pharsalus to his friends there, requesting them to conduct him and his army ..."
3. The Roman History of Appian of Alexandria by Appianus, Horace White (1899)
"Excellent diagrams of these operations and of the fighting around Dyrrachium, as
well as of the battle of Pharsalus, are given in the military history of ..."
4. The Decline of the Roman Republic by George Long (1874)
"Pompeius rested on the Enipeus, but he does not say that Pompeius formed his
order of battle between Pharsalus and the Enipeus. ..."
5. Classical Quarterly by Classical Association (Great Britain) (1908)
"But, as I have shown, we should not be putting any undue strain upon language if
we supposed that by Pharsalus Appian may 1 Formae orbis antiqui, ..."
6. Travels in Northern Greece by William Martin Leake (1835)
"Battle of Pharsalus—Fountain ... but a barren field,) there are few points in
the whole country more worthy of a visit than the acropolis of Pharsalus. ..."
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