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Pompey

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Pompey (106–48 bc) ( Gnaeus Pompeius) Roman general. He fought for Sulla in 83 bc, and campaigned in Sicily, Africa and Spain. He was named consul with Crassus in 70 bc and fought a notable campaign against Mithridates VI of Pontus in 66 bc. In 59 bc, he formed the first triumvirate with Crassus and his great rival, Julius Caesar. After the death of Crassus, Pompey joined Caesar's enemies, and civil war broke out in 49 bc. Driven out of Rome by Caesar's advance, Pompey was defeated at Pharsalus in 48 bc and fled to Egypt, where he was murdered.

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