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Farsala
Also known as Pharsalos, Pharsalia
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Farsala
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Φάρσαλος
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Farsalon.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Thessaly
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Larissa
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 16341
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 739.7
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 9520
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 121.433
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 9027
- Greek Dimos.area_community
- 57.928
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
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15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Ancient Pharsalos
- Proto-historic era
- Archaic era
- Classical era
- Hellenistic era
- Roman era
- Modern Farsala
- Municipality
- Province
- Historical population
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|People's square thumb|Statue of Achilles in the main square
Farsala (), known in Antiquity as Pharsalos (, ), is a town in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest settlements. Farsala is an economic and agricultural centre of the region. Cotton and livestock are the main agricultural products, and many inhabitants are employed in the production of textile. The area is mostly famous for being the birthplace of the mythical ancient Greek hero Achilles, and the site of a major battle between Roman generals Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in 48 BC.
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