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POMPEY THE GREAT

a brief bio

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Three-time consul, with three military triumphs: "Pompey Magnus" (a.k.a. Pompey the great) 

Pompey Magnus Military Triumph. Roman History Comic
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Pompey was an ambitious man with an impressive start to his career. When he was 23, he raised a three-legion army to fight for Sullia in civil war against Marius. (Sullia's second civil war, the one in 84 BCE)

Pompey wants to join Sullia. "Listen we could run to Sullia as refugees, and beg for his help..."
Pompey raises an army for Sullia.
Pompey Rocking a Triumph
Comic panel about Roman civil wars, the one between Sullia and Marius.
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Before Sullia even knew that Pompey was going to join him, Pompey faced Carrinas, Cloelius, and Brutus (not that Brutus) in a three-VS-one battle. 

Three-VS-One Battle. Roman History Comic.
Pompey, rides into battle against Brutus, Carrinas, and Cloelius.
Roman Legionaire on horse, gets ready to attack.
Roman legionaire, Marius supporter. Charges an attack. History gif
Pompey Magnus charges into battle. History Gif
Text box. "According to Plutarch, Pompey lead his calvary in a charge against Brutus's army.
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Roman on horseback
Pompey throws a spear
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Roman Army flees

By the time Sullia finally ran into Pompey, he had defeated four enemy armies and a multitude of enemy squadrons. 

Sullia is impressed with Pompey

Sullia sent Pompey to Gaul, where he impressed and reinvigorated General Metellus.

Pompey and General Metellus.

Afterward, Pompey was sent to Africa to take care of the remaining Marius Supporters. 

Pompey fights Marius Supporters
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Pompey earns title "the Great"
Pompey the great
Sullia asks Pompey to recapture Spain.

He recaptured Spain.

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Pomepy recaptures spain

When he returned to Rome, he defeated a fleeing group of Spartacus' army.

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Sertorian war, conflict at lauron. History comic an=bout Pompey teh great and Sertorius
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Crassus, who actually defeated Spartacus, was not happy. 

In 55 BCE, he was elected Co-consul with Crassus. 

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Following his Consulship, he was sent to take care of the pirate problem in the Mediterranean. 

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Then, he was sent to settle the Third Mithridatic War in the Middle East. 

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Pompey, Mithridates War

Here's to invading

Armenia, Albania, and Judea. 

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Pompey actually prolonged the war by letting Mithridates (the main target of the war) get away, allowing Pompey to freely run amok in the Middle East.

In 49 BCE, Pompey returns to Rome and buddies up with Julius Caesar and Crassus, forming a political alliance called- 

The First Triumverate. Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus team up.

THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE

The trio worked together, helping one another get what they each wanted. Pompey even married Caesar's daughter Julia. 

Caesar, Pompey and Crassus, talk about ambitions. The First Triumverate.

But after Crassus died in his military campaign, and Julia died in childbirth, Pompey and Caesar's friendship started to fall apart.  

Tentions rise between Julius Caesar and Pompey Magnus. Roman History Comic.
The Roman senate tells Pompey that Caesar is a criminal and not to be trusted.

The senate encouraged tensions to rise between the two...

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Ultimately leading to civil war. 

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Pompey retreated from Rome. 

Caesar pursued, but was defeated at the battle of Dyrrachium. 

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Well, actually Pompey got away...

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and Caesar continued to pursue Pompey, 

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However, Caesar's loss was not decisive -

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eventually defeating him at the battle of Pharsalus. 

He escaped to Egypt. 

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But was he was double-crossed. 

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They say Caesar cried when he heard the news. 

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sources

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Plutarch, et al. Fall of the Roman Republic. Penguin, 2005. 

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