Resumen de Caesar's Pre-Battle Speech at Pharsalus (B.C. 3.85.4): Ridiculum Acri Fortius ... Secat Res
Many have noted the uniqueness of Caesar's pre-battle speech in oratio recta at Pharsalus, but no one accounts for it. The brief words played upon the soldiers' emotions in such a way that they released the equivalent of a hearty guffaw, and so fired the troops to fight and win.
