Ridpath's Universal history - an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the (14596301830)

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Title: Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati : Jones
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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ossed the Adriatic in person;but while his fleet was returning for the rest,it was attacked by Bibulus, who commandedthe squadron of Pompeius, and thirty vesselswere captured. The rest of the armament wasdriven into the harbor of Brundusium, fromwhich perilous position, however, it was soonrelieved by the energy of Marcus Antonius. The position of Ctesar was now critical inthe extreme; but he succeeded in bringingover the remainder of his forces, and secureda favorable camp near Dyrrhachium. Hissii))i>lie>. however, ran short, and nothing butthe invincible .spirit of his veterans preventedeither famine or mutiny. From the first Cffisarassumed the oflfensive. He threw up workssixteen miles iu length around the position ofPoin)ieius. The latter, however, succeeded inbrciking through the lines, and Ca-sar fellback into Thessaly. This movement was reallyindecisive, but the followers of Pompeius fool-ishlv rerrarded it as the end of the war. The ROME. — TllK nilElilAL MEtUBLIC. 239
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T (iK PjMlKirS FKUM PIIAR.-ALIA. 240 UXIVEliSAL HISTORY. —THE AM TEXT WOULD. profligate nobles who tlironued liis camp fellto debating the ilistribuiiun <4 iifticetiiii with them imwlong it would !»• befuiv C;.-;!!- hrad WMuld bedisplayed on a pike. Wh>n Ionii»iii- -Imuvdsome caution and hesitation. tliL- (■.•ii-uhn> amisenators began to taunt him witli iiid.ri-i,,nand even ineonipeliuey. He wa< tlius driven Cresar had talceii up a position at Pharsalia,and here awaited the apin-oach of his enemy. On the i-iih of August, B. C. 48, thePompeian army ofiered battle, and the gagewas glailly accepted. Cre.sars forces numberedtwenty-two thousand men, while Pompeius hadforty-seven thousand infantry and seven thou-sand horse; but the first was an army of vet-erans hardened by every sort of conflict andexposure, enthusia.stically devoted to theirgeneral, and reaily to live on roots and barkrather than concede the victory to their