where did the battle of pharsalus take place
For other battles that took place at Pharsalus, see Battle of Pharsalus (disambiguation) . The Battle of Pharsalus was a decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War. On 9 August 48 BC at Pharsalus in central Greece, Gaius Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the republic under the command of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great).