Caesar's Civil War III: Came Saw Conquered
- Pompey's assassination in Egypt and Caesar's unexpected grief over his former ally's death
- Cleopatra's legendary entrance in a bed-sack and her political seduction of Caesar
- The brutal urban warfare trapping Caesar in the palace quarter for six months
- The burning of the Great Library during the harbor battles—400,000 volumes lost
- Caesar's desperate swim to safety while clutching precious documents above water
- Young King Ptolemy XIII's tragic fate and the consolidation of Cleopatra's power
- The lightning campaign against Pharnaces in Asia—"Veni, Vidi, Vici"
- The veterans' mutiny outside Rome and Caesar's masterful psychological manipulation
- Cato's final stand in Africa and his defiant suicide
- The decisive Battle of Thapsus and the strategic genius of fighting on narrow ground
- The massacre of surrendering enemies as Caesar's clemency finally fails
As Cicero wrote in frantic letters to Atticus: "Where am I to look for solace?" The final campaign that would cement Caesar's supremacy began with the most dangerous gamble of his career.
Works Cited: (Affiliate links - support the show!)
- Gareth Sampson, The Battle of Pharsalus
- Matthias Gelzer, Caesar: Politician and Statesman
- James Froude, Caesar: A Sketch,
- Raaflaub (ed.) Landmark Caesar
Also Thanks Dr. Richard Johnson, the Crassus to this Caesar series!
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