Pompey
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- proper noun
- /ˈpɒmpeɪ/
- In a decisive battle for control of Rome, Julius Caesar faced his rival, Pompey, on the fields of Pharsalus.
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Examples
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After the Battle of Our Solace and his defeat by Julius Caesar, Pompey fled to Egypt where he was murdered.
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As a result, several military leaders emerged, including Pompey, Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Mark Antony.
Academic text (2004) -
The trumpets were heralding the entrance of Pompey and his aides.
Fiction book (1998) -
When your legions under Pompey invaded our land... ...they slew all the priests in the temples.
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Both the fortress and the Derbent Pass are mentioned in accounts of the Roman general Pompey's 65 B.C. campaign in the Caucasus.
Academic text (2008) -
After fleeing from defeat in the civil war, Pompey sought refuge in Egypt, where he ultimately met his end.
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Throughout his career, Pompey gained fame as a general known for his military campaigns across the Mediterranean.
Synonyms
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A Roman general and politician who fought Julius Caesar and died in Egypt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pompey comes from the Roman family name Pompeius, the original name of the famous general Gnaeus Pompeius. So Pompey is the English form of that old Roman name and brings to mind that powerful Roman leader.