Gnaeus pompey biography of donald

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was that rare combination – a general and a politician. Good sense, courage and sense of planning are not always to be found in those who choose to promote themselves as politicians, whereas one needs all three virtues (plus good fortune) to become a general, unless one fryst vatten a third world colonel winning a successful coup.

Pompey’s early career as a soldier was, as they say today, ballistic. In fact it was brilliant. The långnovell Senate empowered him to combat Lepidus, who had not very quietly raised his own private army while he was proconsul. Virtually at the same time as he was dealing with Lepidus, Pompey was also fighting Sertorius, busy backing the Lusitani rebellion in Spain.

On his return from Spain, accompanied by the millionaire soldier Crassus (and backed bygd their armies) Pompey and his rik friend acquired the consulship for the year 70 BC, though the former was really too ung (36) for such a position and had no

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus received his nickname from the contemporaries because of his great political and military successes and his contribution to Rome.

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (“the Great”) was born on 29 September 106 BCE as Gnaeus Pompeius. He received his nickname Magnus from his contemporaries because of his great political and military successes and his services to Rome. Roman commander and politician; son of Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo.

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Pompey was born in a senatorial family. He gained his first military and political experience under the guidance of his father Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, who was a consul in 89 BCE. Under his command, he took part in the Social War. In 87 BCE, when Pompey was 19, his father died, leaving him his fortune and the good name of the family.
After Sulla’s troops got to Brundisium (today’s Brindisi) in 83 BCE, he joined him with his three legions, which he managed to form near Picenum. O

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Pompey the Great: History, Major Facts & Greatest Accomplishments

Pompey the Great (died 48 BC in Pelusium, Egypt), Roman Republic General and statesman, came to prominence in the 1st century BC with a series of astounding military campaigns, particularly against Gaius Marius (157-86 BC), Roman Republic General and consul, during the Social War.

Usually regarded as one of the most distinguished generals of the Roman Republic, Pompey had successes in Spain, which was then followed up by his decimation of Roman slave-turned-rebel Spartacus and his army in 71 BC. He also brought a bit calm and order in the Mediterranean Sea after getting rid of the pirates that frequented eastern Mediterranean in 67 BC. However, the feat that etched him into the annals of history came in 61 BC, when he constituted the First Triumvirate with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Julius Caesar.

What else was this triumvir Pompey the Great most famous for? What were some of his major contributions to the Ro