 The two Legates suffered defeat after initial successes, and were forced to capitulate and disband their army on August 2 at Ilerda.Caesar allowed Petreius and Afranius their freedom, and the two travelled to Greece to join Pompey’s forces.After Pompey’s defeat in the Battle of Pharsalus, Petreius and Cato fled from the Peloponnese to North Africa, where the former continued to serve as Legate in the resistance to Caesar.