Ancient Rome XX - The Conquests of Pompey

This is the twentieth of many chapters in History with a Twist of Lime's look on "The Historical History of Ancient Rome." This chapter deals with the early political and military life of Gnaeus Pompeius, known today as simply Pompey. It looks into Pompey's beginning as one of Sulla's leading cronies, his involvement in the Iberian populare revolt led by Sertorius, and the vital, albeit little, role he led in the slave revolt led by Spartacus, taking the credit away from fellow optimate Marcus Crassus. Pompey dabbled in politics, surprisingly becoming an advocate of the populares, before returning to the battlefield. In just four years, Pompey cleared the Mediterranean of pirates, defeated Mithridates in another war against Pontus to take all of Asia Minor, and conquered the areas of Syria and Judea to add more territory for Rome. While the Roman people heralded him, he was treated coldly by the Senate upon his return, causing him to make an alliance that would change the course of Roman history. As this is one of many chapters being produced over this project, I would invite you to watch the other chapters dealing with the history of Ancient Rome. They can be viewed seamlessly under this playlist on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtseWnNmHqg&feature=PlayList&p=AF3D8467A06755CE&index=0&playnext=1 References: Cavazzi, Franco. "The Early Roman Republic." Illustrated History of the Roman Empire. 19 June 2008. http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/earlyrep-index.html Kidney, Frank L., et al. "Making Europe: People, Politics, and Culture." Vol. 1. Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Mackey, Christopher S. "Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History." Cambridge University Press, 2004. Plutarch, or Plutachos. "Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans" (commonly known as "Parallel Lives"). Composed: 1st or 2nd century A.D.