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Personal Project
Comics
Styles
Color or black and white
Drawn or Digitalized
Humor?
Features and style of popular Historical Comics
Three Kingdoms
More of a timeline than characters, and has multiple versions
Maus
Analogies: Nazis are cats, Jews are mice, and Poles are pigs.
Persepolis
Perspective from 1 character
Sources
Primary sources
Books
Websites with translations
Caesar's account of the Battle of Pharsalus:
https://www.livius.org/articles/battle/pharsalus-48-bce/
Cassius Dio's Account of the Battle of Pharsalus:
https://www.livius.org/sources/content/cassius-dio/cassius-dio-the-battle-of-pharsalus/
Secondary Sources
Websites(Livius.org, Ancient.eu)
Primary Data
Survey my target audience age in ISF about their comic preferences
Questions
What comics do you like?
What features of these comics do you like?
Do you like black and white or color comics more?
Would you rather learn in class through comic books over textbooks?
Battles
Battle of Pharsalus(August 9, 48 BC)
Historical context/Background
Geographical
Political
Economic
Military
Generals and Advisors/Key players, and what they did
Pompey
who was under his command add here
Caesar
Mark Antony, Second in command/Deputy
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus
Aftermath
Pompey is ordered to be assassinated by King Ptolemy, in hopes of winning Caesar's favour. However, Caesar was infuriated because he wanted to pardon Pompey, boosting his reputation and making him seem benevolent. This cements Caesar's position, removed his main rival, Pompey.
Soldier count
Caesar's
Wikipedia: Approximately 22,000 legionaries (elements of 9 legions) in 80 cohorts, 5,000–10,000 auxiliaries and allies, and allied cavalry of 1,800
Pompey's
Wikipedia: Approximately 38,000–47,000 legionaries in 110 cohorts (eleven legions), 4,200 auxiliaries and allies, and allied cavalry of 5,000–8,000
Tactics
Caesar's plan
Pompey's plan
Pompey knew he had more soldiers and cavalry, so his plan was to have the cavalry on the left flank defeat Caesar's cavalry by sheer force, and use a standard hammer and anvil tactic to destroy the rest of Caesar's army.
Legacy to the modern day
After hearing that Pompey did not pursue Caesar's retreating army, he said the famous words "