It was this day, in 46 BCE, that Julius Caesar lost almost a 1/3 of his men in combat to his former lieutenant Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. According to historians, Labienus controlled a significantly larger force than Caeser's, but by maintaining an extremely tight formation, Caesar misjudged his opponent and was lured in. It would be the last defeat Caesar had during the Roman Civil War that would end with him being named dictator.
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