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Essay Archive - Pompey The Great
Pompey The Great
Pompey was a Roman general and political leader. He was a member of the
first Triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Marcus Crassus, but later became
Pompey was born September 30, 106 B.C. His first important military
experiences were in the Social war during which his father Pompeius Strabo,
taught Pompey his military skills. Pompey distinguished himself in the civil
war between Lucies Sulla and Gaius Marius. Pompey raised his own army in
Picenum. He did such a good job raising his army he was made an imperator
general. In 83 B.C., he was sent as an imperator general to Sicily and then to
Africa. Success....
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