Domitius Calvinus was a Roman general under the command of Julius Caesar during the Roman Republican Civil Wars. The forces that he commanded were located in Thessaly before the Battle of Pharsalus. There were several Roman civil wars, especially during the time of the late Republic. ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Battle of Pharsalus Conflict Roman Republican civil wars Date August 9, 48 BC Place Pharsalus (Greece) Result Caesarean victory The Battle of Pharsalus occurred in Pharsalus—in Thessaly, northern Greece. ...