The Civil War: With the Anonymous Alexandrian, African, and Spanish Wars

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Book by Julius Palmer Caesar, John Palmer Carter; Oxford University Press, 1998. 368 pgs.

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The Civil War

Book I the Outbreak of the Civil War; Caesar Invades and Captures Italy, Sardinia, and Sicily (1-33). Massilia Refuses to Admit Caesar (34-36). the Campaign of Ilerda and Defeat of Afranius and Petreius (37-87)

Book II Siege and Surrender of Massilia (1-16, 22). Defeat of Varro (17-21). Curio's Disaster in Africa (23-44)

Book III Caesar Crosses to Epirus to Face Pompey (1-19). Troubles in Italy (20-22). Caesar Receives Reinforcements, Checks Scipio (23-38). He Blockades Pompey Outside Dyrrachium but is Defeated (39-72). the Campaign of Pharsalus (73-99).Naval Operations (100-101). Flight and Death of Pompey (102-104). Start of the Alexandrian War (105-112)

The Alexandrian War

The Alexandrian War (1-33). Domitius Calvinus' Unsuccessful Attack on Pharnaces (34-41). Caesarian Victory on the Illyrian Coast (42-47). Revolt Against Caesar's Governor Q. Cassius in Spain (48-64). Caesar Defeats Pharnaces at Zela (65-78)

The African War

After Crossing to Africa, Caesar is Tied Down at Ruspina (1-33). He Moves Camp and Goes on the Offensive at Uzitta, but Can Make No Impression on the Pompeians (34-64). Leaving Uzitta, Inconclusive Manœuvres by Both Sides Lead Finally to Caesar's Victory at Thapsus (65-86). Collapse of Resistance in Africa (87-98)

The Spanish War

Caesar Attacks Sextus Pompeius in Corduba, Forcing His Brother Gnaeus to Abandon His Siege of Ulia and Come to the Aid of Corduba (1-5). Caesar Moves to Attack Ategua, Gnaeus Pompeius Follows; Skirmishing and Diversionary Tactics by Pompeius Fail to Prevent the Fall of Ategua (6-19). Pompeius Moves Away, Followed by Caesar; Various Engagements and Individual Exploits Occur in the Region Around Ulia, Until the Armies Move on to the Plain of Munda (20-27). Caesar Defeats Pompeius in Battle at Munda (28-31). Pompeius Escapes to Carteia (32). Caesar Gains Control of Corduba and Hispalis (33-36). Flight and Death of Pompeius; Death of His Captor Didius (37-40). Capture of Munda, Siege of Urso, and Speech of Caesar at Hispalis (41-42)

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