Critical

Caesar's Civil War

Civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompeian forces that broke the Roman Republic's old political order.

Timeline
49-45 BCE
Duration
5 years
Region
Roman Mediterranean
Record
Static archive

Historical overview

Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.

Caesar's Civil War was fought between Julius Caesar and Pompeian senatorial forces. Caesar's victory broke the old republican balance and opened the path to dictatorship and later imperial rule.

Theater countries

ItalyGreeceEgyptSpainTunisia

Actors

CaesariansPompeiansRoman Senate factions

Tags

civil-warroman-republicstate-crisis

Border context

-200--31historical border era

Late Hellenistic and Roman republican wars

Rome, Hellenistic kingdoms and regional powers fight across the Mediterranean as republican Rome becomes the dominant military system.

The map is imperial, city-state and kingdom based rather than national. Mediterranean control shifts toward Rome before Augustus.

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