Caesar's Civil War was the conflict between Julius Caesar and the Roman senatorial faction led by Pompey, which began when Caesar crossed the Rubicon river with his army, defying the Senate's order to disband it. Caesar took Italy quickly, and Pompey withdrew to Greece, where Caesar defeated him at the battle of Pharsalus. Pompey fled to Egypt and was murdered, and Caesar pursued his enemies to Egypt, where he supported Cleopatra, to Africa, where he won at Thapsus, and to Spain, where the war ended at Munda. Caesar became dictator, but the Roman Republic did not recover, and he was assassinated in 44 BCE.
Before and after
- 55 BCEOrigins of Theatre of Pompey
- from 54 BCE to 628 CERoman–Persian Wars
- c. 50 BCEEruption of Apoyeque
- 49 BCECaesar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
- from 10 January 49 BCE to 17 March 45 BCECaesar's Civil War
- from 19 April 49 BCE to 6 September 49 BCESiege of Massilia
- 24 August 49 BCEBattle of the Bagradas River
- 46 BCEOrigins of Forum of Caesar
- 1 January 45 BCEThe Julian calendar takes effect
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The era
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