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 (49 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Brundisium
chronology early phase of Caesar's Civil War ⓘ
combatant Caesarian faction ⓘ
Pompeian faction ⓘ
commandedBy Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
conflict Caesar's Civil War ⓘ
country Roman Republic ⓘ
describedIn Commentarii de Bello Civili ⓘ
endTime 49 BC ⓘ
followedBy Caesar's campaign in Hispania ⓘ
Pompey's campaign in Greece ⓘ
follows Caesar's rapid advance in Italy ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus ⓘ
linked to: Pompey the Great

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

Pompey evacuated his army by sea ⓘ
opposedBy Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus ⓘ
linked to: Pompey the Great
partOf Caesar's Civil War ⓘ
Roman civil wars ⓘ
primarySourceAuthor Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Ilerda ⓘ
Battle of Pharsalus ⓘ
linked to: 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 → Caesar attempted to block Brundisium harbor with moles and ships ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Brundisium
Siege of Brundisium → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Brundisium (49 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Brundisium
Battle of Corfinium → followedBy → Siege of Brundisium ⓘ