And Caesar then withdrew south, skillfully withdrew from Pompey . Pompey chased him, but couldn't catch up with him.And then Pompey turned back and went down the main road, the Via Egnatia, on his way to meet Scipio, who was Pompeian, up
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. Pompey knew that his troops would not stand up to Caesar's, even though Pompey had twice as many.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. Pompey accepted it with a special plan that he was going to use his cavalry, which he had 7,000 to about a 1,000 of Caesar's to overwhelm Caesar's cavalry
A section of it. So Pompey might have been there. Domitius might have been there.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. So Pompey didn't want to fight.
Pompey chased him, but couldn't catch up with him.And then Pompey turned back and went down the main road, the Via Egnatia, on his way to meet Scipio, who was Pompeian, up and to head for Pharsalus.
So it ends up with the two of them facing each other at Pharsalus. Caesar offering battle and Pompey refusing it. One little side thing I should mention.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. And when Pompey counterattacked and they needed to retreat, those holes in the walls became choke points.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. They attacked Pompey 's cavalry from the flank.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. Caesar sent his third line in and Pompey 's troops broke.
We can see this most graphically in the case of that famed civil warrior, Julius Caesar, whom you can see here in a 19th century rendering. He narrated his power struggle with the Roman General Pompey in an unfinished work now generally known as "The Civil War," "Caesar's Civil War." However, that title was not Caesar's, and he did all he could to avoid using the phrase in his own text.
But they're Gauls, and they run into their brother Gauls, who are scouting for Pompey . And they find out he's four hours' march away from Pompey coming down the Via Egnatia with nine legions. He has two. So that showed how abruptly he gets out of there.
Domitius might have been there. Well, Pompey certainly was there. He went the whole way.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. And so he formed this Triple Alliance with Pompey , mentioned before, and Crassus, who both had their reasons to be at odds with the Senate.
Caesar-- you won't believe this, but he suffered some serious defeats. In the vicinity of Dyrrachium, Pompey beat him badly. And he caused heavy casualties into his army.
And he caused heavy casualties into his army. And Caesar then withdrew south, skillfully withdrew from Pompey . Pompey chased him, but couldn't catch up with him.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. And as I mentioned before, at Dyrrachium Pompey defeated Caesar rather handily.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. Caesar went down south, avoided Pompey 's pursuit.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. Because in the meantime, earlier Pompey had done great conquests in the east, fighting the famous Mithridates and had
Here's the upper Adriatic and the Adriatic on the other side. Caesar comes down from Rome and goes to Brundisium, chases Pompey out. And then later, he comes back to Brundisium, and he crosses over the Adriatic to Palaesta.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. His main opponent was a former military genius, a Roman one named Pompey .
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. And then they-- that is, the fourth line-- walked past Pompey 's flank and attacked the rear.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. If one wanted to be the greatest Roman, one had to be better than Pompey .
And he's marching up the Via Egnatia when his scouts inform him-- and it's an interesting way they do. But they're Gauls, and they run into their brother Gauls, who are scouting for Pompey . And they find out he's four hours' march away from Pompey coming down the Via Egnatia with nine legions.
When we started, we didn't think there was any relevance to that, to our modern day. And I mentioned at Pharsalus, for a few days there-- we don't know how many days-- Caesar would offer battle and Pompey wouldn't accept it.