Designer	Richard H. Berg Mark Herman
Artist	Rodger B. MacGowan Mark Simonitch
Publisher	GMT Games
Year Published	1994
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 1, 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Primary Name	The Great Battles of Julius Caesar: The Civil Wars 48-45 B.C.
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Alea iacta est... 49 B.C. Rome is in turmoil. Armed mobs rule the streets. The First Triumvirate - overseers of the last days of the Roman Republic - has disintegrated. The Senate and the People have two options: on the one hand is the overweening ego, ambition, but limited military vision of Gnaeus Pompeius Magno - Pompey the Great. On the other hand is one of history's greatest - and most schemingly ambitious - political/military figures, the conqueror of Gaul, Caius Julius Caesar. In Italy, at the edge of the Rubicon River, word of the stalemate has reached Caesar and his XIII Legion. He intones, for posterity: Ialea acta est... the die is cast.

Great Battles of Julius Caesar recreates 5 battles, using the GMT Great Battles of History (GBoH) basic system:

Pharsalus (Tessaly), 48 B.C.
Dyrrhachium-Lesnika (Illyria), 48 B.C.
Thapsus (Africa), 46 B.C.
Ruspina (Africa), 46 B.C.
Munda (Spain), 45 B.C.

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Crossing the Rubicon, 49 BC, from C3i #4
The Sertorian War, 80-72 BC, from C3i #10. The counters for this module where inserted in C3i #13 and can be found here.
Revolt of Tacfarinas, Province of Africa 17 AD, by Frederic Bey (translated by Dave Townsend) , from Vae Victis #6
Teutoburgerwald, Arminius vs Varus 9 AD, by Frederic Bey (translated by Dave Townsend) , from Vae Victis #17

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The Great Battles of Julius Caesar: The Civil Wars 48-45 B.C.

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GMT first edition

Publisher: GMT Games

Artist: Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch

Year: 1994

Product Code: 9401

Size: GMT standard box

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2012-04-16

Battle of Thapsus - historical Scenario

This is a more historical scenario than shown in Great Battles Of Julius Caesar: Civil Wars Playbook. Caesar has some legions with only few cohorts presents, and Scipio has some missing forces, like an elite I legion or 1500 celtic horsemen, who escaped to Africa after Pharsalus disaster. Battle is smaller than Pharsalus sceanrio but bigger than original GBoH Thpasus sceanrio. Caesar has 80 cohorts with 3000 cavalry to Scipio 96 Cohorts, five thousands cavalry and 60 elephants with some light infantry. To recreate this battle author used from hereafter books and ancient sources: Stephen Dando-Collins: Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion, Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome...

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2011-07-05

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Dictator, GBoH Caesar Module

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The Sertorian War, 80-72 B.C.

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Simple GBOH Battle Manual

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Veni Vidi Vici, GBoH Caesar Module

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