Caesar crosses the Rubicon and the Republic ends. Three books covering the civil war against Pompey — from the march on Rome through the battles of Dyrrachium and Pharsalus to the pursuit into Egypt. Written to justify what cannot quite be justified. The prose is the same cool officer's voice as the Gallic War, but the enemy is no longer barbarian — it's Roman.
Start ReadingThe Rubicon, the fall of Italy, and Pompey's flight to Greece.
The siege of Dyrrachium and Caesar's setback.
The Battle of Pharsalus and the death of Pompey.