Caesar's campaign in Hispania

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Caesar's campaign in Hispania was Julius Caesar’s swift military offensive in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Civil War, aimed at defeating Pompeian forces and securing control of the western provinces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman military operation ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Caesarian faction ⓘ
Pompeian faction ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows Caesar's advance into Italy (49 BC) ⓘ
Crossing of the Rubicon ⓘ
chronologicallyPrecedes Battle of Pharsalus ⓘ
linked to: Pharsalus

Siege of Massilia ⓘ
commandedBy Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
conflictSide Populares (Caesarian) vs Optimates (Pompeian) political factions ⓘ
conflictType civil war campaign ⓘ
describedBySource Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
describedIn Commentarii de Bello Civili ⓘ
hasCharacteristic logistical difficulties due to terrain and rivers ⓘ
rapid maneuver warfare ⓘ
use of negotiation after military pressure ⓘ
hasConsequence consolidation of Caesar's control over western provinces ⓘ
elimination of organized Pompeian resistance in Hispania in 49 BC ⓘ
strengthening of Caesar's strategic position against Pompey ⓘ
hasEndTime 49 BC ⓘ
hasLocation Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Hispania (probable)

Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Roman province of Hispania Citerior ⓘ
linked to: Hispania Citerior

Roman province of Hispania Ulterior ⓘ
linked to: Hispania Citerior
hasObjective defeat Pompeian forces in Hispania ⓘ
neutralize Pompeian legions loyal to the Senate ⓘ
secure control of the western Roman provinces ⓘ
hasOpponentCommander Lucius Afranius ⓘ
Marcus Petreius ⓘ
hasOutcome decisive Caesarian victory ⓘ
hasParticipant Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) ⓘ
linked to: Pompey the Great

Pompeian forces ⓘ
hasStartTime 49 BC ⓘ
includesEvent Battle of Ilerda ⓘ
siege operations around Ilerda ⓘ
surrender of Pompeian legates in Hispania ⓘ
opposedBy Pompeian commanders in Hispania ⓘ
partOf Caesar's Civil War ⓘ
Roman Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Roman civil wars
resultedIn capture of Pompeian legions in Hispania ⓘ
surrender of Afranius and Petreius ⓘ
strategicTheater western Mediterranean ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BC ⓘ
usedMilitaryUnit Caesarian veteran legions from Gaul ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ
linked to: Roman legion

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Siege of Brundisium → followedBy → Caesar's campaign in Hispania ⓘ
Battle of Ilerda → outcome → Caesar secured control of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Caesar's campaign in Hispania
Battle of Ilerda → militaryTheater → Hispania theater of Caesar's Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Caesar's campaign in Hispania
Lucius Afranius → associatedWith → Pompeian campaigns in Spain ⓘ
linked to: Caesar's campaign in Hispania