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

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