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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106 BCERoman general and statesman Pompey is born.
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83 BCEPompey fights under the Roman dictator Sulla.
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80 BCESulla is persuaded to give Pompey his first triumph in Rome.
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77 BCEPompey is sent to Spain to deal with unrest caused by Sertorius.
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71 BCEPompey is granted his second triumph for his victories in Spain.
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70 BCEPompey and Crassus are made consuls.
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67 BCEPompey assembles a naval fleet and attacks Pamphylia and Cilicia, principally to repress piracy.
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67 BCEThe Gabinian Law is passed, giving Pompey great power to deal with pirates.
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66 BCEPompey the Great attacks the Armenian kingdom of Tigranes II and makes it a Roman protectorate.
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66 BCEThe Manilian Law is passed, giving Pompey great power to deal with Mithridates VI of Pontus.
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64 BCEByblos conquered by the Roman general Pompey the Great.
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63 BCEThe Roman general Pompey defeats the Seleucid Antiochus XIII and incorporates Syria as a province of the Roman empire.
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62 BCEPompey returns to Italy, and disbands his army upon landing.
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61 BCEPompey is granted his third triumph in Rome for his exploits in Asia.
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60 BCE - 53 BCEFirst Triumvirate' between Caesar, Pompey and Crassus.
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55 BCEPompey the Great builds the first permanent stone theatre in Rome.
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49 BCE - 48 BCEBurebistas sends Acornion of Dionysopolis as ambassador to negotiate an alliance with Pompey.
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49 BCECaesar crosses the Rubicon. Civil war between Caesar and Pompey begins.
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48 BCECaesar defeats Pompey (Battle of Pharsalus); Pompey flees to Egypt and is killed by courtiers of Ptolemy XIII.
