This paper examines the evidence (literary, epigraphic, and archaeological) for the presence of Pharsalians outside their territory from the sixth to the first centuries BC and discusses it against the archaeological record from the city, in an attempt to determine what types of links Pharsalians had with the outside world, the types and frequency of these contacts, and the regional and chronological patterns. The peak of Pharsalian connections abroad was during the fifth and fourth centuries, when Pharsalian cavalry was in high demand, and its geographical position made it highly desirable for states with hegemonic aspirations. Most references can be explained as xenia-ritualized friendships of certain individuals with prominent allies abroad. Public life and representation abroad was dominated over many generations by members of a few families. Pharsalians were proactive in forming lasting networks only in the second half of the fourth century, when, similarly to other Thessalians, they allied themselves with the Macedonian kings. Thereafter, the introvert stance of the Pharsalians was more pronounced, prompted by military events, the economic crisis, the end of penetism in the late third century, and the exclusion of the city from the Thessalian Koinon.