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	Battle of Thapsus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Thapsus took place on February 6, 46 BC near Thapsus (modern Ras Dimas, Tunisia).
		The Populares under Julius Ceasar were defeated in the battle of Dyrrhachium while the Optimates under Pompey were decisively defeated at Pharsalus in 48 BC.
		Some sources contend Caesar had an epileptic seizure during the battle and was not fully conscious for its aftermath.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Thapsus (714 words)

	List of battles 1400 BC-600 AD
		Battle of Himera[?] The Carthaginians under Hamilcar are defeated by the Greeks of Sicily, led by Gelon[?] of Syracuse.
		Battle of Cape Ecnomus[?] A Carthaginian fleet under Hamilcar and Hanno is defeated in an attempt to stop a Roman invasion of Africa by Marcus Atilius Regulus.
		Battle of Herdonia[?] Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/List_of_battles_1400_BC-600_AD.html (4447 words)

	Thapsus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thapsus (less commonly, Tapsus) was an ancient city in what is modern day Tunisia.
		Thapsus was established near a salt lake on a point of land eighty stadia (14.8 km) from the Island of Lampadusa.
		The city should not be confused with the medicinal herb Verbascum thapsus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thapsus (158 words)

	Titus Labienus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From the defeat at the Battle of Pharsalus, to which he had contributed by affecting to despise his late comrades, he fled to Corcyra, and thence to Africa.
		There he was able by mere force of numbers to inflict a slight check upon Caesar at the Battle of Ruspina[?] in 46.
		After the defeat at the Battle of Thapsus[?] he joined the younger Pompey[?] in Spain, and was killed at Munda[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ti/Titus_Labienus.html (311 words)

	Battle of Munda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Battle of Munda took place on March 17, 45 BC in the plains of Munda, southern Spain.
		This was the last battle of Julius Caesar's civil war against the conservative republicans.
		After the successive defeats of Dyrrhachium, Pharsalus and Thapsus, the conservative republicans, initially led by Pompey, were confined to the Hispania provinces.
	www.centipedia.com /articles/Battle_of_Munda (676 words)

	Life of Gaius Julius Caesar
		Thapsus (modern Ras Dimas) is on a arc of land which has the ocean on one side and a lake on the other.
		On elephant from the left wing ran towards the center, killing a man and a soldier of the 5th legion was going to kill it and was lifted off his feet by the elephant's trunk.
		Caesar is said to have lost only 50 men, which is not unlikely since this was a running battle and Caesar was the cat against the fleeing mouse.
	www.geocities.com /caesarkevin/caesar_10.html (4866 words)

	Battle of Pharsalus - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Battle of Pharsalus occurred in Pharsalus—in Thessaly, northern Greece.
		The battle was held with the River Enipeus to Caesar's left, insuring that neither side would be able to move around the other army on Caesar's left.
		The Battle of Pharsalus ended the wars of the First Triumvirate and left Caesar supreme commander of the Roman World.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Battle_of_Pharsalus (777 words)

	POMPEY (FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on POMPEY (FAMILY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of these, inthe House of the Faun, well known as the battle of Alexander,presents us with the most striking specimen of artistic com-position that has been preserved to us from antiquity.The architecture of Pompeii must be regarded as presentingin general a transitional character from the pure Greek style tothat of the Roman Empire.
		A battle took place at Munda on the I7th of March 45, in which the brothers were defeated.
		After Caesar's victory at the battle of Munda (45), in which he took no actual part, he abandoned Corduba (Cordova), though for a time he held his ground in the south, and defeated Asinius Pollio, the governor of the province.
	86.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/POMPEY_FAMILY_.htm (3116 words)

	Battle of Thapsus: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Battle of Thapsus took place on February 6, 46 BC near Thapsus (Thapsus: thapsus (less commonly, tapsus) was an ancient city in what is modern day tunisia....
		The Conservative Republican Army, led by Marcus Porcius Cato, the younger (Marcus Porcius Cato, the younger: marcus porcius cato uticencis (95 bc-46 bc), known as cato the younger to distinguish...
		The civil war was not finished and the battle of Munda (battle of Munda: the battle of munda took place on march 17, 45 bc in the plains of munda, southern...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/battle_of_thapsus (899 words)

	Thapsus: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Time-frame...in the defeat of Scipio and Juba at Thapsus, the subsequent deaths of these two and...already consul for 46, and the news of Thapsus caused him to be named dictator for a...
		In his military history Holland shortchanges us on Caesars military campaigns (nothing on the battles of Thapsus, Pharsalus, Zela and Munda) and does not stress enough the originality of his campaigns: he was operating in unknown lands...
		Mullein (Verbascum thapsus): The fuzzy leaves of this common biennial weed are expectorant, decongestant, and mildly sedative to respiratory mucous membranes...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/thapsus.jsp?l=T&p=2 (1035 words)

	Julius Caesar - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He quickly gained a significant victory at Thapsus in 46 BC over the forces of Metellus Scipio (who was killed in battle) and Cato the Younger (who committed suicide).
		Battle of Alesia: Caesar lays siege to Alesia and is simultaneously lain under siege by the Gallic leader Vercingetorix; Caesar defeats Vercingetorix
		February - Battle of the Nile: Caesar engages and defeats King Ptolemy XIII of Alexandria and Egypt
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /j/ju/julius_caesar.html (4252 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		More than a century later, in the battle of Thapsus (February 6, 46 BC), Julius Caesar armed his fifth legion (Alaudae) with axes and commanded his legionaries to strike at the elephant's legs.
		Battle of Thapsus Battle of the Aegates Islands Battle of the Alamo Battle of the Ardennes Battle of the...
		BATTLE OF THAPSUS, AND LEGIO V's HEROIC STAND AGAINST ELEPHANTS Once Caesar drove the Republican armies to Africa, they retreated to the fortified city of Thapsus, in Feb 48 BCE.
	battle_of_thapsus.iqexpand.com /index.php?title=Whatlinkshere&target=Battle_of_thapsus (398 words)

	Bull Hooks at Ringling Brothers Circus in Fresno : SF Bay Area Indymedia
		Elephants used by Egyptians at the battle of Raphia in 217 BC were smaller than their Asian counterparts, but that did not guarantee victory for Antiochus III the Great of Syria.
		From the battle of Heraclea (280 BC, Macedonian Wars) to the famous march across the Alps by Hannibal during the Second Punic war, elephants terrified the Roman legions.
		Thapsus was the last significant use of elephants in the West.
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	Thapsus - TheBestLinks.com - Carthage, Julius Caesar, Phoenician, Tunisia, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thapsus - TheBestLinks.com - Carthage, Julius Caesar, Phoenician, Tunisia,...
		Thapsus, Carthage, Julius Caesar, Phoenician, Tunisia, 46 BC, Numidia, Juba...
		Not to be confused with the medicinal herb Verbascum thapsus.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Thapsus-bp-redirect-v-no-ep-.html (191 words)

	Battle of Thapsus: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Battle of Syria (The battle of syria was a long and hard fought battle between the romans and the syrians in a.d....)
		Battle of Lake Regillus (The battle of lake regillus was a legendary early roman victory, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
		Battle of the Allia (The battle of the allia was a battle of the first gallic invasion of italy....)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/battle_of_thapsus (2102 words)

	Rome: Utica Episode Trivia - TV.com
		Cato the Younger was not even present at the Battle of Thapsus, being stationed in the capital city of Utica (see the episode title).
		Cato did commit suicide however, upon hearing of the defeat at the Battle of Thapsus, and that Caesar's legions were moving on Utica.
		The Battle of Thapsus - which occurs just before the opening scene - was a major conflict in the ongoing "last civil war" of the Roman Republic - but not quite the last.
	www.tv.com /utica/episode/291020/trivia.html (562 words)

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		The Battle of The Alma (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) 4.
		The Battle of the Alma (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) 5.
		The Battle of Inkermann (Extract from the Correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq) 6.
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	LEGIO V ALAUDAE
		The Legions first battles were under Caesar as he conducted his Gallic wars.
		Legio V was also present at the Battle of Munda 17 Mar 45 BCE.
		Legio V Alaudae's valor in battle was not forgotten to history.
	www.angelfire.com /ny5/legiovalaudae (1531 words)

	Latin III- Ecce Romani III Chapter Information
		Octavian vowed to erect a temple to Mars Ultor (Mars the Avenger).
		The reference is to those who sought amnesty after the battle of Actium (line 2).
		The Forum Iulius (line 4) was dedicated in 46 B.C. after the battle of Thapsus.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin3/stories/ch_info/ch63_info.htm (1450 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 882 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The annexed coin of the Licinia gens is the one referred to un p.
		Cap.) [L., one of Caesar's veterans, who had been the primipilus in the tenth legion in the year before the battle of Pharsalus, and who served as a volunteer in the campaign against Pompey.
		Subsequently we find him commanding a detachment of cavalry, as in the battle of Arbela and in the Indian campaign; but it seems that he had no permanent office, and that Alexander employed
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0891.html (809 words)

	Battle Studies
		In the battle of Thapsus in Africa, against Scipio, Caesar killed ten thousand, lost fifty, and had some wounded.
		In the battle under the walls of Munda in Spain, against one of Pompey's sons, Caesar had eighty cohorts and eight thousand horsemen, about forty-eight thousand men.
		In that battle of exceptional fury, which hung for a long time in the balance, Caesar had one thousand dead, five hundred wounded; Pompey thirty-three thousand dead, and if Munda had not been so near, scarcely two miles away, his losses would have been doubled.
	manybooks.net /pages/ardantpietext058btst10/68.html (333 words)

	Articles - Roman Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After a sound defeat at the land battle of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian leadership resolved to avoid direct land-based engagements with the Roman legions, and concentrated on the sea.
		Save for the disastrous defeat at the battle of Tunis in Africa, and the naval engaments of Lipari Islands and Drepana, the first Punic war was mostly an unbroken string of Roman victories.
		It was an indecisive conflict until the Roman victory at the Battle of Cynoscephalae in 197 BC.
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		He fought for his father at Pharsalus, then went to Egypt and, after the battle of Thapsus, to Spain,...
		He fought for Pompey in the battle of Pharsalus.
		At the battle of Pharsalus, Caesar took the right wing, and Antony gave distinguished service...
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	Roman Calendar - February (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On this day in 46 BCE Julius Caesar was victorious at the battle of Thapsus in North Africa.
		This was the largest battle that had ever been fought and so impressed were the Hebrews by the event that it became a metaphor in the Book of Revelation for the Apocalypse, or the final battle.
		After seizing power from Hatsheput ten days earlier, who was killed, the warlike Tuthmoses III assembled this army to put down the alliance of rebels and enemies, and in so doing took Egypt from a nation to an empire.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/w/x/wxk116/RomanCalendar/feb06.htm (1329 words)

	Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Civil War in Italy; Sulla victorious at the battle of the Colline Gate.
		In March, Caesar's forces relieved by reinforcements from Asia Minor; on March 27, he is victorious in battle on the Nile.
		On April 6, Caesar victorious at Battle of Thapsus, defeating Scipio and Juba.
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	Conspiracy and Death (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hundreds of lions were hunted in the Circus; nearly 1,000 war captives and criminals fought to the death as opposing armies; a great naval battle was fought in flooded structures on the Campus Martius.
		Caesar gave a banquet for tens of thousands of Romans and was later escorted to his house by the crowd and 20 torch-bearing elephants.
		The battle itself was very nearly lost; at a critical point, as he had in the past, Caesar personally rallied his fleeing troops and swung the balance of the battle.
	heraklia.fws1.com /conspiracy (4488 words)

	Strategy Informer Official Forums - View Single Post - Succesion game
		All great battles are won by Sinope, until the Cretan reinforcements arrive.
		All reinforcements are destroyed in multipel battles, but the town itself holds.
		Summer of 247:The battle of Mount Dindymon: the first victory in favor of Memphis in Asia Minor.
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	CalendarHome.com - 46 BC - Calendar Encyclopedia
		February 6 – Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio and Juba at Thapsus.
		Marcus Porcius Cato, the younger commits suicide after the battle of Thapsus
		Metellus Scipio (Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Cornelianus Scipio Nasica) killed at the battle of Thapsus while his forces attempt to surrender.
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