.: Season 4 - The Final Battles - Episode 1 - Part 6

jeudi 25 juin 2026

Season 4 - The Final Battles - Episode 1 - Part 6 - English Version

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The "Julius Caesar" Series

Season 4 - The Last Battles -

Episode 1: Veni, vidi, vici...

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This story is inspired by real events that took place

during the final years of Julius Caesar's reign.

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PART 6 : The War chariots of Pharnace II

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Summary of the previous part: Pharnaces II's army has been facing Julius Caesar's army for four days. At dawn on the fifth day, just as the Romans were about to begin constructing a fortified camp, Pharnaces II launched an all-out frontal assault against the Roman positions, with a charge of his war chariots followed by his infantry and cavalry.

Julius Caesar immediately realized that Pharnaces II had made a huge mistake by sending his entire army against them. The Romans, positioned on a hilltop, would have the significant advantage of fighting downhill. Julius Caesar had anticipated this attack by employing military maneuvers and positioning his first line of defense in the cuneum formate formation, a maneuver in which the troops are arranged in a triangular shape.

The Battle of Zela was about to begin.