person
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Pompey
also: Cn. Pompeius, Pompeius, Pompey
Pompey the Great (106-48 BC), Rome's foremost general, absent in the East fighting Mithridates during the conspiracy; his looming power shadows the politics Sallust describes.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §16 Gnaeus Pompey
Pompey the Great, away in the East fighting Mithridates in 63 BC; his absence left Italy without its leading general and his eventual return loomed over Roman politics.
- The Histories §Macr.4 Gnaeus Pompey
Pompey the Great, then the rising young commander, whom Macer hopes will side with the people rather than the oligarchy.