A report on Pompey
Leading Roman general and statesman.
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Julius Caesar
37 linksRoman general and statesman.
Roman general and statesman.
A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator of Rome from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
Roman Republic
38 linksState of the classical Roman civilization, run through public representation of the Roman people.
State of the classical Roman civilization, run through public representation of the Roman people.
These multiple tensions led to a series of civil wars; the first between the two generals Julius Caesar and Pompey.
Caesar's civil war
30 linksOne of the last politico-military conflicts of the Roman Republic before its reorganization into the Roman Empire.
One of the last politico-military conflicts of the Roman Republic before its reorganization into the Roman Empire.
It began as a series of political and military confrontations between Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.
Marcus Licinius Crassus
26 linksRoman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Crassus rose to political prominence following his victory over the slave revolt led by Spartacus, sharing the consulship with his rival Pompey the Great.
Mark Antony
38 linksRoman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
Years earlier in 63 BC, the Roman general Pompey had captured him and his father, King Aristobulus II, during his war against the remnant of the Seleucid Empire.
Sulla
27 linksRoman general and statesman.
Roman general and statesman.
In this last rebellion of the Italian allies, Sulla outshone both Marius and the consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo (the father of Pompey).
First Triumvirate
21 linksThe First Triumvirate (80-70BC) was an informal alliance among three prominent politicians in the late Roman Republic: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Cicero
27 linksRoman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
He joined the army of Pompey in 49 BC and after Pompey's defeat at Pharsalus 48 BC, he was pardoned by Caesar.
Augustus
27 linksThe first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
The first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
In 46 BC, she consented for him to join Caesar in Hispania, where he planned to fight the forces of Pompey, Caesar's late enemy, but Octavius fell ill and was unable to travel.
Mithridates VI Eupator
18 linksRuler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and determined opponents.
Ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and determined opponents.
While Lucullus was preoccupied fighting the Armenians, Mithridates surged back to retake Pontus by crushing four Roman legions under Valerius Triarius and killing 7,000 Roman soldiers at the Battle of Zela in 67 BC. He was routed by Pompey's legions at the Battle of the Lycus in 66 BC.