On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Pharsalus. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Pharsalus in a sentence
Pharsalus meaning
An ancient city in Phthiotis in the modern Fthiotida prefecture, Greece
Synonyms of Pharsalus
Using Pharsalus
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient city in Phthiotis in the modern Fthiotida prefecture, Greece
- Useful related words include: battle of pharsalus, pitched battle.
- In the example corpus, pharsalus often appears in combinations such as: at pharsalus, of pharsalus.
Context around Pharsalus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pharsalus
- In this selection, "pharsalus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cicero, brutus and began stand out and add context to how "pharsalus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include battle of pharsalus began caesar and battle of pharsalus brutus wrote. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pharsalus" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pharsalus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After Caesar's victory at Pharsalus, Cicero returned to Rome only very cautiously. (13 words)
Pompey was idealized as a tragic hero almost immediately after Pharsalus and his murder. (14 words)
This is especially true of success in the face of almost certain defeat — as Caesar experienced at Pharsalus. (18 words)
When the Battle of Pharsalus began, Caesar ordered his officers to take Brutus prisoner if he gave himself up voluntarily, but to leave him alone and do him no harm if he persisted in fighting against capture. (37 words)
His paternal grandfather, Titus Flavius Petro, became the first to distinguish himself, rising to the rank of centurion and fighting at Pharsalus for Pompey in 48 BC. (27 words)
Pharsalus, Si Sheppard During his campaigns in the east, he acted like a sledgehammer, relentlessly pursuing his enemies, and choosing the ground for his battles. (25 words)
Example sentences (9)
After Caesar's victory at Pharsalus, Cicero returned to Rome only very cautiously.
After the disaster of the Battle of Pharsalus, Brutus wrote to Caesar with apologies and Caesar immediately forgave him.
He joined the army of Pompey in 49 BC and after Pompey's defeat at Pharsalus 48 BC, he was pardoned by Caesar.
His paternal grandfather, Titus Flavius Petro, became the first to distinguish himself, rising to the rank of centurion and fighting at Pharsalus for Pompey in 48 BC.
Pharsalus, Si Sheppard During his campaigns in the east, he acted like a sledgehammer, relentlessly pursuing his enemies, and choosing the ground for his battles.
Pompey was idealized as a tragic hero almost immediately after Pharsalus and his murder.
This is especially true of success in the face of almost certain defeat — as Caesar experienced at Pharsalus.
When Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, he sought refuge in Egypt, where he was assassinated.
When the Battle of Pharsalus began, Caesar ordered his officers to take Brutus prisoner if he gave himself up voluntarily, but to leave him alone and do him no harm if he persisted in fighting against capture.
Common combinations with pharsalus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at pharsalus 4×
- of pharsalus 3×