Pompey

Roman general and statesman, rival of Julius Caesar

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was born in Picenum on 29 September 106 BC, the eldest son of a provincial noble.^[1] He rose to prominence serving Sulla as a commander during the civil war of 83–81 BC.^[1]

Quick Facts

Born

29 September 106 BC

Birthplace

Picenum, Italy

Died

28 September 48 BC (aged 57)

Place of death

Pelusium, Egypt

Cause of death

Assassination

Resting place

Albanum, Italy

Father

Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo

Children

Gnaeus
Pompeia
Sextus

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Sulla greeted Pompey with the title imperator and later persuaded him to divorce Antistia and marry his stepdaughter Aemilia.^[1][2] Pompey was elected consul on three occasions, in 70, 55, and 52 BC.^[1] Following Strabo's death in 87 BC, Pompey faced a trial for embezzlement; he was found not guilty after consenting to wed Antistia, the daughter of the judge.^[3] His soldiers started calling him Magnus, and he later officially adopted this as part of his cognomen.^[4][5]

Pompey commanded in the Sertorian War, where he was defeated at the Battle of Lauron; later, he defeated Sertorius's successor Perperna.^[6][7]

What the cited sources add

Leach 1978 states that Pompey began his military career at a young age.^[1] Collins 1953 and Beesley 1892 provide the account of Strabo's death and Pompey's trial.^[3] Beard 2015 and Boak 1921 describe the political context of Sulla's return in 83 BC.^[8] Rosenblitt 2014, Collins 1953, and Gruen 1995 discuss Pompey's support for Marcus Aemilius Lepidus as consul.^[9]

Tröster 2009 covers the operations of pirates throughout the Mediterranean.^[10]

References

Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leach 1978, p. 29 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beard 2015, p. 241–242; Haley 1985, p. 49; Collins 1953, p. 98; Haley 1985, p. 49 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Collins 1953, p. 98; Beesley 1892, p. 167–170; Collins 1953, p. 98 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leach 1978, p. 29; Collins 1953, p. 98; Leach 1978, p. 29 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gray (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Appian, Bellum Civile, 1.109 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Holland 2004, p. 141–142 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beard 2015, p. 241–242; Boak 1921, p. 145–146; Beard 2015, p. 241–242 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rosenblitt 2014, p. 415–16; Collins 1953, p. 98; Gruen 1995, p. 15; Gruen 1995, p. 15 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Pompey" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tröster 2009, p. 20–21; Tröster 2009, p. 20–21 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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