Pompey the Great Lifespan (sep 29, 106 BC – sep 28, 48 BC)
Description:
Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. His immense success as a general while still very young enabled him to advance directly to his first consulship without meeting the normal requirements for office. He was consul three times, and celebrated three triumphs.In the mid-60 BC, he joined Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gaius Julius Caesar in the unofficial military-political alliance known as the First Triumvirate.
He died 1 day before his birthday after being assassinated on the command of Ptolemy XIII.
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Date:
sep 29, 106 BC
sep 28, 48 BC
~ 58 years