Caesar's crossing of the Adriatic in 48 BC
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Caesar's crossing of the Adriatic in 48 BC was a pivotal maneuver in the Roman civil war in which Julius Caesar ferried his forces from Italy to the Balkans to confront Pompey’s army.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caesar's crossing of the Adriatic in 48 BC canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
event in the Roman civil war
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military campaign ⓘ military maneuver ⓘ |
| category |
48 BC in the Roman Republic
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Naval operations of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| conflict | Pompeian fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Appian
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Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Commentarii de Bello Civili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Dyrrhachium
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Battle of Pharsalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Caesar's campaign in Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Gaius Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySource | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSecondarySource | Greek ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Adriatic Sea
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Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Dyrrhachium region NERFINISHED ⓘ Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Illyria NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Gaius Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompeian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman legions loyal to Caesar ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | Roman Republican naval warfare ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
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Pompeian naval forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caesar's Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Roman civil war of 49–45 BC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 48 BC ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Caesar's campaign in Italy in 49–48 BC
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Pompey's withdrawal from Italy ⓘ |
| result |
Caesar established a foothold in the Balkans
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Caesar successfully crossed the Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high risk due to Pompeian naval superiority ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled Caesar to bring the war to Pompey in the eastern provinces
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pivotal maneuver in the Roman civil war ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to confront Pompey's main army
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to transfer Caesar's army from Italy to the Balkans ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
conducted in winter conditions
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involved partial and staggered crossings of forces ⓘ relied on speed and surprise ⓘ |
| usedMeans |
Roman warships
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transport ships ⓘ |
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