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Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon and begins a civil war that forever changed the history of Ancient Rome. Why couldn't Gnaeus Pompeius, the Roman legions, and the Senate stop Caesar? How did the Gallic War create an invincible army? What happened at Corfinium, Brundisium, and Dyrrhachium? Why did Titus Labienus defect to the enemy? How did the Thirteenth Legion lead Caesar to victory at the Battle of Pharsalus? In this video, you'll follow the journey from the Triumvirate, Sulla, Crassus, and Cato the Younger to Egypt, Cleopatra, and Alexandria. You'll learn the role of the pilum and the Roman legion in the decisive battle, and why Pharsalus marked the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic. A history of Rome, the Romans, the legions, great generals, and military history without myths or fiction.