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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Latin: [ˈŋnae̯ʊs pɔmˈpeːi̯ʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey (/ ˈ p ɒ m p iː /, POM-pee) or Pompey the Great, was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.
May 31, 2024 · Pompey the Great was one of the great statesmen and generals of the late Roman Republic, a triumvir (61–54 bce) who was an associate and later an opponent of Julius Caesar. He was initially called Magnus (“the Great”) by his troops in Africa (82–81 bce), and he assumed the cognomen Magnus after 81.
- Pompey the Great earned the nickname Magnus (“Great”) during Sulla’s second civil war. Although his father had fought for Sulla’s enemy Gaius Mariu...
- In 59 BCE Pompey the Great entered a political alliance with Julius Caesar and Marcus Licinius Crassus. Pompey married Caesar’s daughter Julia to s...
- Pompey’s political alliance with Julius Caesar had weakened by 54 BCE, and it collapsed with the death of Julia, Caesar’s daughter and Pompey’s wif...
- In 49 BCE Julius Caesar crossed into Italy with his veteran soldiers, an act of war against the Roman Senate. Pompey and his fellow senators escape...
- After Julius Caesar destroyed Pompey the Great’s army at Pharsalus in 48 BCE, Pompey fled to Egypt. He anticipated the goodwill of the young Ptolem...
Jan 27, 2013 · Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a military leader and politician during the fall of the Roman Republic. He was born in 106 BCE and died on 28th September 48 BCE. His father was Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo.
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Pompey the Great, in full Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, (born Sept. 29, 106 bce, Rome—died Sept. 28, 48 bce, Pelusium, Egypt), Statesman and general of the Roman Republic. His early military career was illustrious.
Jun 13, 2019 · Pompey the Great (September 29, 106 BCE–September 28, 48 BCE) was one of the main Roman military leaders and statesmen during the final decades of the Roman Republic. He made a political alliance with Julius Caesar, married his daughter, and then fought against him for control of the empire.
May 18, 2018 · Pompey (106–48 bc), Roman general and statesman, known as Pompey the Great. He founded the First Triumvirate, but later quarrelled with Julius Caesar , who defeated him at the battle of Pharsalus. He then fled to Egypt , where he was murdered.
By Plutarch. Written 75 A.C.E. Translated by John Dryden. The people of Rome seem to have entertained for Pompey from his childhood the same affection that Prometheus, in the tragedy of Aeschylus, expresses for Hercules, speaking of him as the author of his deliverance, in these words:- "Ah cruel Sire! how dear thy son to me!
