Happy Pharsalus Day!

[ASCLEPIADES]

Salve!

 

That's right, caesarophiles. Today, V Idus Sextilis, is the MMXLIVth anniversary of the famous ultimate Caesar vs. Pompey encounter, considered by many the end of the Roman Republic, at DCCVI AUC, during the 182nd Olympiad.

 

Here, the winner give us some of his typical figures for this battle (a bit unreliable for my taste):

(CJ Caesar, "De Bello Civili", Book III):

 

Ch. 88: "Pompey ...had 110 complete cohorts; these amounted to 45,000 men. He had besides two cohorts of volunteers"

Ch. 89: " Caesar... drew up on the field eighty cohorts, making a total of 22,000 men, and left two cohorts to guard the camp"

Ch. 99: "In that battle, no more than 200 privates were missing, but Caesar lost about 30 centurions, valiant officers... Of Pompey's army, there fell about 15,000; but upwards of 24,000 were made prisoners".

 

Here is an illustrative map from Livius.org.

 

 

And this is the UNRV page for this battle.

Edited August 9, 2007 by ASCLEPIADES

[ASCLEPIADES]

Clash of the Titans.

 

"In 48 BC the stage was set for the final clash of the two titans of the Roman world. The odds were heavily on Pompey

[Primus Pilus]

Just so you know, there is a calendar feature on the forum.

 

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=calendar

 

It's been some time since anyone has played with it, but I believe equestrians and above have the ability to make additions to it.

[ASCLEPIADES]

Just so you know, there is a calendar feature on the forum.

 

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=calendar

 

It's been some time since anyone has played with it, but I believe equestrians and above have the ability to make additions to it.

Gratiam habeo, PP.

 

True, I wasn't aware.