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There was significant distance between the two armies, according to Caesar.

Pompey ordered his men not to charge, but to wait until Caesar's legions came into close quarters.

Pompey's adviser Caius Triarius believed that Caesar's infantry would be fatigued and fall into disorder if they were forced to cover twice the expected distance.

But seeing that Pompey's army was not advancing, Caesar's men, without orders, stopped to rest and regroup before continuing the charge.

Caesar, in his history of the war, would praise his own men's discipline and experience, and questioned Pompey's decision not to charge.