Pompey
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Summary
Pompey was born on September 29, 106 BC[1], in Regio V Picenum[2]. He died on September 28, 48 BC[3], in Pelusium[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and military personnel[6]. He ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,600 views/month, #4,431 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 106 BC[8]
- Date of death: 48 BC[9]
- Father: Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo[10]
- Mother: Lucilia[11]
- Spouse: Antistia[12], Aemilia Scaura[13], Mucia Tertia[14], Julia[15], Cornelia Metella[16]
- Child: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus[17], Sextus Pompey[18], Pompeia Magna[19], Pompeia[20]
- Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[21]
- Native language: Latin[22]
- Position held: ancient Roman senator[23], Roman consul[24], moneyer[25]
- Member of: First Triumvirate[26]
- Religion or worldview: ancient Roman religion[27]
- Sex or gender: male[28]
- Member of political party: optimates[29]
- Military branch: Roman army[30]
- Commons category: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus[31]
- Military, police or special rank: legatus[32]
- Cause of death: stab wound[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pompey[34]
- Commons gallery: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus[35]
- Manner of death: homicide[36]
- Depicted by: Pompey dreams of Julia[37]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[38], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[39], Parallel Lives[40], Pauly–Wissowa[41], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Dictionary of African Biography[44], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[47], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[49]
- Present in work: Euskal Herriaren historia nafarra[50]
- Name in native language: Cn. Pompeius Cn.f.Sex.n. Clu. Magnus[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Pompey include HMS Pompee[52], a third-rate[53].
Why It Matters
Pompey has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for him include HMS Pompee[52], a third-rate[53].
FAQs
Where was Pompey born?
Pompey's place of birth was Regio V Picenum[2].
Where did Pompey die?
Pompey passed away in Pelusium[4].
Who were Pompey's parents?
Pompey's father was Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo[10]. Pompey's mother was Lucilia[11].
Who was Pompey married to?
Pompey's spouses include Antistia[12], Aemilia Scaura[13], Mucia Tertia[14], and Julia[15].