Battle of Thapsus

01Caesar's soldiers killed roughly 10,000 Pompeians and captured 15,000 at Thapsus; the lopsided toll suggests a rout, not a battle.
02Ancient sources including Plutarch record Caesar falling into a seizure at the onset, carried to a nearby tower to recover while his army fought without him.
03After the battle, Caesar's own veterans executed several surrendered enemy officers on the spot — Caesar was reportedly unable to stop them.

Enemies being killed and roasted in South America – engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592)

Original Soviet space dog environmentally controlled safety module used on sub-orbital and orbital spaceflights

Before Caesar gave the signal, his troops charged anyway — ancient sources say he may have collapsed in an epileptic seizure at the critical moment. The battle became a massacre Caesar could not fully control.