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          Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.

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          Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (son of Pompey) facts for kids

          Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (ca. 75 BC – 12 April 45 BC) was a Roman politician and general from the late Republic (1st century BC).

          Biography

          Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was the elder son of Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) by his third wife, Mucia Tertia.

          Both he and his younger brother Sextus Pompey grew up in the shadow of their father, one of Rome's best generals and not originally a conservative politician who drifted to the more traditional faction when Julius Caesar became a threat.

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        1. Marcus Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, more well-known as Pompey the Great, was one of the greatest military generals in Roman history.
        2. 10 facts about pompey
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        4. He was born on September 29th, BCE to a relatively well-off family.

          5. When Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, thus starting a civil war, Gnaeus followed his father in their escape to the East, as did most of the conservative senators. Pompey's army lost the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, and Pompey himself had to run for his life, only to be murdered in Egypt on 29 September the same year.

          After the murder, Gnaeus and his brother Sextus joined the resistance against Caesar in the Africa Province.

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