Caesar's civil war. Military conflict that took place between 49 BC and 45 BC, over Gaius Julius Caesar's personal confrontation with the conservative faction of the Senate led militarily by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, which was eventually defeated, allowing Caesar absolute power as Roman dictator. Battle of Ilerda. It took place in June 49 BC between Julius Caesar's army and the troops led by Lucius Afranius and Marcus Petreius, Pompey's lieutenants in Hispania. Plan of the course of the river Segre from Ilerda (Lérida) to its confluence with the river Ebro, showing the marches and encampments of the armies of Caesar and Afranius. Detail of the area where the two rivers meet. Engraving. "Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires" by Count Turpin de Crissé. Volume II. Published in Montargis and sold in Paris, 1785.
Caesar's civil war. Military conflict that took place between 49 BC and 45 BC, over Gaius Julius Caesar's personal confrontation with the conservative faction of the Senate led militarily by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, which was eventually defeated, allowing Caesar absolute power as Roman dictator. Battle of Ilerda. It took place in June 49 BC between Julius Caesar's army and the troops led by Lucius Afranius and Marcus Petreius, Pompey's lieutenants in Hispania. Plan of the course of the river Segre from Ilerda (Lérida) to its confluence with the river Ebro, showing the marches and encampments of the armies of Caesar and Afranius. Detail of the area where the two rivers meet. Engraving. "Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires" by Count Turpin de Crissé. Volume II. Published in Montargis and sold in Paris, 1785.