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The Battle of Pharsalus

Pharsalus, Thessaly · 48 BC

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Framed print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included

Hanging print

  • 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
  • Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
  • Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
  • Shatterproof plexiglass
  • Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included
  • Sizes: 18x12″ · 24x16″ · 36x24″
  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Medium: Fine art paper
  • Style: Military plate
  • Era: Late Republic
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The Battle of Pharsalus: an illustration of Pharsalus as an illustrated battle plan: Caesar's red legions, Pompey's blue lines and his cavalry on the wing
The Battle of Pharsalus48 BC
Pharsalus, Thessaly · 48 BC

Caesar's Fourth Line

The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive clash of the civil war between Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great. It was fought in Thessaly, in central Greece, on 9 August 48 BC by the Roman calendar of the day. Caesar, our main source in Book III of The Civil War, gives Pompey about 45,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry against his own 22,000 foot and 1,000 horse. His figures may flatter himself, but every account agrees he was outnumbered, above all in cavalry.

Pompey planned to win on his left. His cavalry, with archers and slingers, would sweep around Caesar's right and take the legions from behind. Caesar answered by drawing single cohorts from his third line, six in all, and posting them as a fourth line behind his right wing. When the Pompeian horse charged, these cohorts ran forward and routed it, then fell on the exposed flank of Pompey's army. At the same moment Caesar sent his fresh third line into the front, and Pompey's line gave way. Pompey escaped to Egypt and was murdered there in September.

The piece

The plate is an illustrated view over dry, scrub-dotted ground toward blue hills. A river winds along the left edge, labeled the Enipeus, the stream usually identified with the one Caesar says guarded Pompey's right. Pompey's army stands in dark blue, Caesar's in red. A long red arrow curves from the six small blocks of the fourth line up into Pompey's flank.

Materia · The materials

Fine art paper, framed or hung.

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Pine frame

Black, dark wood or natural wood, FSC-certified. Framed prints arrive framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included.

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Fine art paper

Framed prints: 200 gsm smooth matte paper, printed in 12 colors with fade-resistant pigment inks.

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Shatterproof plexiglass

Protects the print in transit and on the wall.

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Magnetic wooden hanger

Posters: 250 gsm museum-quality matte paper between pine hangers in black or dark wood. The magnets hold the print, so you can swap it any time.

Size guide

Find the right size

This piece, to scale, above an 84-inch sofa. Pick a size, or a format and frame above, and the wall follows.

The Battle of Pharsalus: an illustration of Pharsalus as an illustrated battle plan: Caesar's red legions, Pompey's blue lines and his cavalry on the wing
Sofa · 84″ / 213 cm

Which size?

Sizes are the artwork's. Frames and hangers add a little around the edge.

Above a sofa or bed, art looks best at about two-thirds of the furniture's width, hung 8 to 10 inches above it.