nner." Caesar certainly was a winner and doggedly followed Pompeius towards Pharsalus(Meier344). Here Caesar's 32,000 faced Pompeius 43,000. It was going to be the largest encounter of the civil war. On a morning in early august both armies collided. Caesar's left and center held, while his right withdrew. Pompeius, seeing this hurled his cavalry in the gap, but Caesar pulled an ace out of his sleeve. He sent in his last reserve and Pompeius lines simply collapsed(Meier360).Nineteen months after the crossing of the Rubico was Caesar master of Rome and its empire. Pompeius fled to Egypt but was killed on arrival by his own men. Caesar, hot on his heels, is said to have wept for his former son in law. Caesar himself got caught in the strings of the infamous Egyptian queen Cleopatra. He conquered Egypt and took her with him back to Rome. In 46Bc he finally could stage his four Triumph parades. Caesar was now omnipotent and the senate declared him dictator for life. But on the 6th of March 44Bc, the so called Ides of March, was Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus, Gaius Cassius, Decimus Brutus and Gaius Trebonius, the last two being old commanders of his legions. The daggers came from every side and, after one shout of indignation, Caesar, struck twenty-three times, silently pulled his toga over his head and fell at the foot of a statue of Pompeius....
