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Long Description
Pompey the Great was one of the most important military commanders and politicians in the history of the Roman republic. Ruthless and manipulative -- "moderate in everything but seeking domination," according to the historian Sallust -- he also inspired devotion from his soldiers and friends. His achievements -- including the defeat of Rome's most dangerous enemy, the conquest of large territories in the Near East, and the suppression of piracy in the Mediterranean - made him worthy of comparison with his namesake, Alexander the Great. This clearly written and dynamic biography is ideal for readers interested in the last generation of the Roman republic, the age of Lucullus, Crassus, Cato, Cicero and Julius Caesar. The book features a substantial introduction providing the historical background essential for understanding Pompey's career. Its afterword assesses the most up-to-date scholarship on the age of Pompey. A chronological table and glossary orient newcomers to Roman history.Pompey the Great gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny.
Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Abbreviations
Map 1: Italy in the late Republic
Map 2: Latium
Map 3: Spain in the Time of Pompeius and Caesar
Map 4: Asia Minor
Map 5: The East
Introduction: The Historical Background - from the Gracchi to Sulla 1
1 Cn. Pompeius Strabo 20
2 Pompeius, Cinna and Sulla 25
3 The Rise to the Consulship 30
4 The Commands against the Pirates and Mithradates 40
5 Pompeius in the East 53
6 Rome in the Absence of Pompeius 63
7 The Return of Pompeius 75
8 The Consulship of Caesar 86
9 The Exile of Cicero 101
10 The Conference of Luca 110
11 The Second Consulship and the Growth of Anarchy 120
12 The Third Consulship and the Approach of Civil War 133
13 The Civil War 152
14 Conclusion 159
Afterword 173
App. 1 Chronological Table 184
App. 2 The Chronology of Caesar's Legislation in 59 189
App. 3 The Terminal Date of Caesar's Gallic Command 191
Notes 194
Glossary 247
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Long Description
Pompey the Great was one of the most important military commanders and politicians in the history of the Roman republic. Ruthless and manipulative -- "moderate in everything but seeking domination," according to the historian Sallust -- he also inspired devotion from his soldiers and friends. His achievements -- including the defeat of Rome's most dangerous enemy, the conquest of large territories in the Near East, and the suppression of piracy in the Mediterranean - made him worthy of comparison with his namesake, Alexander the Great. This clearly written and dynamic biography is ideal for readers interested in the last generation of the Roman republic, the age of Lucullus, Crassus, Cato, Cicero and Julius Caesar. The book features a substantial introduction providing the historical background essential for understanding Pompey's career. Its afterword assesses the most up-to-date scholarship on the age of Pompey. A chronological table and glossary orient newcomers to Roman history.Pompey the Great gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its destiny.
Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Abbreviations
Map 1: Italy in the late Republic
Map 2: Latium
Map 3: Spain in the Time of Pompeius and Caesar
Map 4: Asia Minor
Map 5: The East
Introduction: The Historical Background - from the Gracchi to Sulla 1
1 Cn. Pompeius Strabo 20
2 Pompeius, Cinna and Sulla 25
3 The Rise to the Consulship 30
4 The Commands against the Pirates and Mithradates 40
5 Pompeius in the East 53
6 Rome in the Absence of Pompeius 63
7 The Return of Pompeius 75
8 The Consulship of Caesar 86
9 The Exile of Cicero 101
10 The Conference of Luca 110
11 The Second Consulship and the Growth of Anarchy 120
12 The Third Consulship and the Approach of Civil War 133
13 The Civil War 152
14 Conclusion 159
Afterword 173
App. 1 Chronological Table 184
App. 2 The Chronology of Caesar's Legislation in 59 189
App. 3 The Terminal Date of Caesar's Gallic Command 191
Notes 194
Glossary 247
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Geert S. (Sol Invicto Comiti)
Imperator Caesar divi Marci Antonini Pii Germanici Sarmatici ½filius divi Commodi frater divi Antonini Pii nepos divi Hadriani pronepos divi Traiani Parthici abnepos divi Nervae adnepos Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus Arabicus ½Adiabenicus Parthicus maximus pontifex maximus
