The year is 48 BC. Can the forces of Pompey and the Roman senate withstand the veteran legions of Julius Caesar?

Theme: Caesar versus Pompey in the Balkans.

• Joseph Hall, 'Caesar, Pompey and the Roman senate - Road to civil war'.
• Séan Hussmann, 'Propaganda in Caesar's Bellum Civile - Restitutor Libertatis'.
• Murray Dahm, 'Caesar prepares for the Balkans campaign - Doing what they least expect'.
• Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'The Dyrrhachium campaign - A painful defeat for Caesar'.
• Lindsay Powell, 'The Battle of Pharsalus, 9 August 48 BC - When eagles clashed'.
• Ben Angell, 'The armies of Caesar and Pompey - Setting the stage'.
• Kurt Hamilton, 'Pompey and the senate - Shackled to a corpse'.
• Joseph Hall, 'Further reading - Pompey and Caesar'.

Features:

• Duncan B. Campbell, 'The cavalry of the legion - Glorious horsemen'.
• Tacticus, 'The art of tactics - Taktikè technè, part III'.
• Erich B. Anderson, 'Armoured cavalry in Northwest Europe - The cataphract of Borbetomagus'.