Pompey Timeline Flashcards
89
Serves at Ausculum in the Social war under his father Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo (consul)
106
Born 29 September
Probably Picenum
83
Fights under Sulla
81
Given first triumph by Sulla (reluctantly)
77
Sent to Spain to deal with unrest caused by Sertorius
71
Granted second triumph
70
Made consul (with Crassus)
Restores powers of the tribunes
Revives the office of censor
67
Given great powers to deal with the pirates of the Mediterranean (Lex Gabinia)
3 year assignment completed in 3 months
66
Given great power to deal with Mithridates VII of Pontus (Manilian law)
64
Conquers Byblos
Defeats Antiochus XIII, incorporates Stria as a Roman province
83
Raises a private army of three legions in Picenum
Scores victories for Sulla
Sulla and Pompey hail each other as imperator
82
Defeats the remains of Carbo’s army
Dispatched to Sicily with the imperium of Praetor
79
Supports Lepidus for the 78 consulship
Loses the goodwill if Sulla(wipes him from his will)
78
Death of Sulla- organises his funeral
63
Annexes Suria
Invades Judaea
62
Disbands his army
Demands land for his veterans
61
Third triumph
60
Joins the Triumvirate
59
Consulship of Caesar
Makes sure land is available for Pompey’s veterans
Marries Caesar’s daughter Julia
58
Ciceros exile
Clodius begins a campaign of hatred against Pompey
57
Secures for 5 years the post of corn supply supremo
Cicero recalled
55
Second consulship of Crassus and Pompey
56
Renewal of the Triumvirate
Conference at Luca
53
Death of Crassus in Parthia
54
Pompey appointed to govern Spain five years- does from Rome through legates
Death of Julia at childbirth
52
Death of Clodius
Elected sole Consul
His spanish assignment extended for 5 more years
Installs the lex de provinciis (5year gap between office and governor)
51
Attempts to deprive Caesar of his command
50
Pompey and Caesar quaraling
Both asked to relinquish one legion
Pompey nominates one he lent to Caesar
Caesar send two, Pompey retains both
49
Tribunes Antony and Cassius veto the deprivation of Caesars power
Pompey given SCU to run the state
Caesar crosses Rubicon
Pompey orders the evacuation of Rome, gets his army to Brundisium
48
Through tactics Caesar scores a victory at Pharsalus
Pompey flees to Egypt where he is murdered
46
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus defeated at Munda
62
return from the east, requests land for veterans, rejected
