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Pharsalus

by Richard Foreman Book 5 in the Sword of Rome series.

First published 2013

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At Pharsalus in 48 BCE, Caesar’s veterans face a larger army commanded by Pompey. The battle will decide the civil war and determine which general can claim to speak for Rome. Lucius Oppius enters the campaign with a private objective: revenge against Flavius Laco, a former gladiator and Pompeian agent responsible for his father’s death.

The personal pursuit unfolds beside the decisions of Caesar, Pompey, Mark Antony, Brutus and Cicero. Oppius must choose whether vengeance matters more than his place in the line when the armies engage. The final Sword of Rome novella brings the series from foreign conquest to Roman self-destruction, showing military professionalism used in a conflict where victory cannot restore the political order that both sides invoke.

Historical Periods

Battle of Pharsalus48 BCE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Historical Sagas Historical Thriller War Fiction

Historical people

Pompey106–48 BCE Julius Caesar101 BCE–45 BCE Marcus Junius Brutus86 BCE–43 BCE Mark Antony83–30 BCE Cicero107 BCE–44 BCE

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