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Pompey
(106 bc — 148 ad) Roman general and statesman
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(106–48bc),
Roman general and statesman, known as Pompey the Great. He founded the First Triumvirate, but later quarrelled with Julius Caesar, who defeated him at the battle of Pharsalus. He then fled to Egypt, where he was murdered.
Subjects: Classical studies
