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+# Battle of Dyrrhachium
+
+- [[go]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dyrrhachium_(48_BC)
+
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[go]: go "Go"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"
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+# Battle of Pharsalus
+
+- [[go]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pharsalus
+
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[go]: go "Go"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"
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 - [[nathan schneider]] told me about [[minetest]], a [[minecraft clone]]
 - [[letter wiki]]
-- [[protocols, not platforms]]
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+- [[protocols, not platforms]]
+- [[julius caesar]]
+  - lost the [[battle of dyrrhachium]] against [[pompey]], but not decisevely
+  - won the [[battle of pharsalus]], which decided the [[civil war]]
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[nathan schneider]: ../nathan-schneider "Nathan Schneider"
+[minetest]: ../minetest "Minetest"
+[letter wiki]: ../letter-wiki "Letter.wiki"
+[protocols, not platforms]: ../protocols-not-platforms "Protocols, Not Platforms"
+[battle of dyrrhachium]: ../battle-of-dyrrhachium "Battle of Dyrrhachium"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"
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