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Episode 49. Pharsalus and Its Aftermath: Caesar Against the Republic, Part Two

Episode 49. Pharsalus and Its Aftermath: Caesar Against the Republic, Part Two

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Works CitedPrimary Sources
  • Appian. Civil Wars, Book II. Continuous narrative of the civil war; a useful supplement to Caesar's own account.
  • Anonymous. Bellum Alexandrinum (Alexandrian War). Continuation of Caesar's Civil War, possibly by Aulus Hirtius; the primary source for the Egyptian campaign.
  • Caesar. Bellum Civile (Civil War), Books I–III. Caesar's own account of the civil war through Pharsalus and its immediate aftermath. Use with awareness that Caesar is his own most careful propagandist.
  • Cassius Dio. Roman History, Books XLI–XLII. Narrative spine for the period.
  • Plutarch. “Life of Brutus,” chapters 1–6. Brutus at Pharsalus and his pardon by Caesar.
  • Plutarch. “Life of Caesar,” chapters 38–48. The essential biographical account of the Greek campaign, Pharsalus, and the Egyptian war; Plutarch's portrait of Caesar at Pharsalus is the fullest we have.
  • Plutarch. “Life of Pompey,” chapters 65–80. The essential source for Pompey's perspective through Pharsalus and his death at Pelusium.
  • Suetonius. Divus Julius, chapters 30–68. Character details including Caesar swimming in the harbour and the purple cloak.
Secondary Sources
  • Goldsworthy, Adrian. Caesar: Life of a Colossus. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2006. The best modern military biography; essential for Dyrrachium, Pharsalus, and the Alexandrian siege.
  • Holland, Tom. Rubicon. Little, Brown, 2003. Excellent popular narrative of the late Republic and civil war.
  • Schiff, Stacy. Cleopatra: A Life. Little, Brown, 2010. The best modern biography of Cleopatra; invaluable for the Ptolemaic court and the Egyptian campaign.
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