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Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated

In 48 BCE Pharsalus was the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army. In the causal graph this event weakens Humanitarian Access, a driver that strengthens People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC) — an improving welfare path.

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In 48 BCE Pharsalus was the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army. Pompey died in Egypt by other hands. Julius Caesar's documented role is: He won Pharsalus. Pompey fled to Egypt and was killed by others; the field is Caesar's.

Context

Clemency stories follow. Sharing the battle with the veterans is required. The setting of Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated is the public file around -0048-01-01. Driver humanitarian-access is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Why it matters

Worsening path from Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated on -0048-01-01. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Julius Caesar

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.64 · verified

    He won Pharsalus. Pompey fled to Egypt and was killed by others; the field is Caesar's.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Perseus — Civil War later EnglishPerseus Digital Library / Tufts · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Battle of PharsalusEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Britannica — Battle of Pharsalus at https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Pharsalus (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Perseus — Civil War later English at https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Caes.+Civ (opens in a new tab). (Perseus Digital Library / Tufts). Official carrier: Britannica — Battle of Pharsalus (https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Pharsalus (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Perseus — Civil War later English (https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Caes.+Civ (opens in a new tab).; Perseus Digital Library / Tufts).

Established: a sourced public record of Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated under -0048-01-01 for Julius Caesar. Established: a sourced public record of Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated under -0048-01-01.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. The field is 48 Thessaly. Mixed effects of Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated are separate paths.

Shared responsibility is part of Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated. Naming Julius Caesar does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from -0048-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorJulius Caesar
  2. contributed toFactPharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated
  3. weakensDriverHumanitarian Access
  4. strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)

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Factrail. (2026). Pharsalus in 48 BCE is the decisive civil-war killing of Pompey's army as later dated. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/juc-pharsalus-48

https://factrail.ai/facts/juc-pharsalus-48

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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