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History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD

CHAPTER XXXII
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Nearly one thousand of his men fell, thirty-two standards, and a few hundred soldiers were captured.
This victory was the ruin of Pompey's cause.

Its importance was exaggerated.

His followers were sure that the war was practically over; and so certain were they of ultimate success that they neglected to follow up the advantage gained, and gave Caesar opportunity to recover from the blow.
The latter now retired from the sea-board into Thessaly.

Pompey followed, confident of victory.

The nobles in his camp amused themselves with quarrelling about the expected spoils of war.


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