Siege of Brundisium

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The Siege of Brundisium was a pivotal early episode in Julius Caesar’s civil war, when Caesar blockaded Pompey’s forces in the key Adriatic port of Brundisium before Pompey escaped to Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of Caesar's Civil War
military siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Brundisium
surface form: Siege of Brundisium (49 BC)
chronology early phase of Caesar's Civil War
combatant Caesarian faction
Pompeian faction
commandedBy Gaius Julius Caesar
conflict Caesar’s civil war
surface form: Caesar's Civil War
country Roman Republic
describedIn Commentarii de Bello Civili
endTime 49 BC
followedBy Caesar's campaign in Hispania
Pompey’s Eastern campaigns
surface form: Pompey's campaign in Greece
follows Caesar's rapid advance in Italy
Battle of the Rubicon
surface form: Crossing of the Rubicon
hasCause Senate's demand that Caesar disband his army
breakdown of the First Triumvirate
political conflict between Caesar and the Roman Senate
hasParticipant Caesarian forces
Gaius Julius Caesar
Pompey the Great
surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

Pompeian forces
Roman Republic
historicalPeriod Late Roman Republic
surface form: late Roman Republic
location Adriatic coast of Italy
Brundisium
Brundisium
surface form: Brundisium, Italy
militaryObjective to prevent Pompey from leaving Italy
to secure Brundisium as a base for Caesar
notableAction Siege of Brundisium self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caesar attempted to block Brundisium harbor with moles and ships

Pompey’s Eastern campaigns
surface form: Pompey evacuated his army by sea
opposedBy Pompey the Great
surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
partOf Caesar’s civil war
surface form: Caesar's Civil War

Roman civil wars
primarySourceAuthor Gaius Julius Caesar
relatedEvent Battle of Ilerda
Pharsalus
surface form: Battle of Pharsalus

Siege of Massilia
result Caesar gains control of Italy
Pompeian strategic withdrawal
Pompey escapes to Greece
startTime 49 BC
strategicImportance key Adriatic port
major embarkation point to Greece and the East
tacticUsed blockade
harbor obstruction
siegeworks and fortifications
year 49 BC

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Caesar’s civil war hasKeyBattle Siege of Brundisium
Siege of Brundisium notableAction Siege of Brundisium self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Caesar attempted to block Brundisium harbor with moles and ships
Siege of Brundisium alsoKnownAs Siege of Brundisium
this entity surface form: Siege of Brundisium (49 BC)
Battle of Corfinium followedBy Siege of Brundisium