What surviving sources describe the civil war between Caesar and Pompeius?

1. What was the civil war between Pompey and Julius Caesar?
2. What happened between Julius Caesar and Pompey?
3. How did Pompey cause the Civil War?

What was the civil war between Pompey and Julius Caesar?

The war was a four-year-long politico-military struggle, fought in Italy, Illyria, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Hispania. Pompey defeated Caesar in 48 BC at the Battle of Dyrrhachium, but was himself defeated decisively at the Battle of Pharsalus.

What happened between Julius Caesar and Pompey?

Caesar had recently been defeated by Pompey when the two met again in Greece. Though Pompey had twice as many men, Caesar used unorthodox tactics to overwhelm him. Pompey fled and about half his men surrendered; the rest were killed or took flight.

How did Pompey cause the Civil War?

Pompey passed a provincial law which meant that there had to be a five year moratorium between a man holding magistracy and a pro- magistracy. This obviously hampered Caesar's plan; he could not go from being consul to being assigned a pro-consular province.