The Defeat at Dyrrachium

It was the third watch of the night when Pompey attacked.

Julius Caesar peered at the distant battle from his fortifications. The air was filled with metallic clangs and piercing cries from afar. The land between his fortifications and Pompey’s was spread out like a map, but alive with violence and death.

Resilience is a quality that distinguishes great leaders from the humdrum of humanity.

The multitude of torches carried by the legionaries swarmed on the battlefield, mimicking the undulating movements of a giant beast in the throes of agony.

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