Life Of Caesar #33 - The Battle Of Pharsalus |
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Whew. Another 2.5 hours of mayhem!
In this episode, Caesar and Pompey finally face off in the battle to determine the fate of Western civilization. Two men enter - one man leaves! It's August in 48BCE. Caesar withdraws from Dyrrachium. He arrives at Gomphi who close their doors to him - so he lays siege to the city and gives him men permission to kill, rape and plunder. When he gets to the city of Metropolis, they decide they are better off letting him in. Pompey catches up with him at Pharsalus. They camp, stare each other down for a few days but don't give battle. UNTIL... Caesar tries to leave but notices Pompey's troops follow him onto the open plains. He turns around and they prepare to do battle. Caesar is outnumbered 2-to-1. His cavalry are outnumbered SEVEN-to-one. And then, in a feat of military tactics that is still pretty unbelievable, Caesar DESTROYS Pompey's forces, in a matter of hours. Pompey runs away to Egypt... where he is assassinated by an old friend and beheaded. |