Caesar's Civil War: Crossing the Rubicon to Munda (49–45 BCE)

1. Senate issues emergency decree against Caesar

   Jan 1, 49 BCELabels: Roman Senate

   • SCU
   • Britannica Pharsalus

2. Caesar crosses the Rubicon into Italy

   Jan 10, 49 BCELabels: Julius Caesar, Rubicon

   • NatGeo
   • Forbes

3. Caesar takes Corfinium after a brief siege

   Feb 21, 49 BCELabels: Corfinium, Gaius Domitius

   • Corfinium
   • Britannica Pharsalus

4. Siege of Massilia begins

   Apr 19, 49 BCELabels: Massilia

   • Massilia

5. Caesar defeats Pompeian armies in Spain (Ilerda)

   Jun 1, 49 BCELabels: Ilerda campaign

   • Ilerda
   • Britannica Pharsalus

6. Massilia surrenders to Caesar’s forces

   Sep 6, 49 BCELabels: Massilia

   • Massilia

7. Caesar appointed dictator at Rome

   Oct 1, 49 BCELabels: Dictatorship, Rome

   • 49 BC
   • Britannica Pharsalus

8. Pompey defeats Caesar at Dyrrhachium

   Jul 10, 48 BCELabels: Pompey, Dyrrhachium

   • Dyrrhachium

9. Caesar wins the Battle of Pharsalus

   Aug 9, 48 BCELabels: Battle of, Julius Caesar

   • Britannica Pharsalus
   • Pharsalus

10. Pompey assassinated after reaching Egypt

    Sep 28, 48 BCELabels: Pompey, Ptolemy XIII

    • HISTORY
    • Pompey

11. Siege of Alexandria begins amid Egyptian crisis

    Nov 1, 48 BCELabels: Alexandria, Alexandrian War

    • Alexandria

12. Caesar wins the Battle of the Nile

    Feb 1, 47 BCELabels: Battle of, Cleopatra

    • Nile 47
    • HistWar Nile

13. Caesar defeats Pharnaces at Zela

    Aug 2, 47 BCELabels: Zela, Pharnaces II

    • Zela

14. Caesar wins the Battle of Thapsus

    Feb 6, 46 BCELabels: Battle of, Metellus Scipio

    • Britannica Thapsus
    • Thapsus

15. Caesar defeats Pompeian remnants at Munda

    Mar 17, 45 BCELabels: Battle of, Hispania

    • Britannica Pharsalus
    • Munda