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No, Pompey the Great was not a patrician. Although his father was wealthy and had attained the position of counsul, he was a "new man" like Cicero. The Pompius family came from the area of Picenum in northeastern Italy. All through his life Pompey the Great had to put up with his enemies' snide jabs at him because of his birthplace.
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What statue did Caesar die on?
Caesar died at the foot of a statue of Pompey - this is a great irony, as Pompey was a great enemy of Caesar's until he (Pompey) was defeated and executed in the Civil War.
What was Pompey's full name?
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. Also known as Pompey the Great
Who was a roman general who fought for the patricians?
Gaius Marius, Quintus Sertorius and Gaius Julius Caesar were military commanders who were members of the populares, a political faction which championed the cause of the poor plebeians.
Who fought Caesar in the second civil war of the republic?
First, it was Pompey who fought Cesar in the civil war, then it was Cato and finally Gaius Pompey, the son of Pompey the Great.
What religion was Pompey The Great?
Pompey, as all the Romans of his time, followed the state religion and also had his personal gods.
Was Crassus a plebeian or a patrician?
An erroneous presumption by many historians with regards to Crassus' social caste is that he was a plebeian when historical evidence is conclusive in showing that he was a patrician. The conclusive evidence that Crassus was a patrician can be derived by his service as consul with Pompey The Great in 70 and 55 B.C. as well as Pompey's third consulship with Metellus Scipio. The laws of the consulship required that one candidate be a patrician and another a plebeian and nothing indicates that any exceptions were ever made to that rule. Patrician lineage had to originate from the earliest days of Rome such as with Caesar claiming that the Iuli clan originated from Aeneas' son Iulius. Pompey was from Picenum which was a comparatively new region to have received the Latin rights granted by Rome; also, his father served as a tribune. The Licinii clan was an Etruscan one which originated as a patrician clan during the earliest days of Rome when it was a monarchy. Since only plebeians could serve as tribunes, Pompey was certainly one as well. In comparison, there is no evidence that any members of Crassus' immediate family ever served in the tribunate. As for Pompey's third consulship in 52 B.C., it was shared with Metellus Scipio who as unquestionably a patrician meaning that Pompey had to be of plebeian rank. All of the facts therefore indicate that Crassus was a patrician and not a plebeian.
What is Pompey the Great's birthday?
Pompey the Great was born on September 29, 106 BC.
When was Pompey the Great born?
Pompey the Great was born on September 29, 106 BC.
What statue did Caesar die on?
Caesar died at the foot of a statue of Pompey - this is a great irony, as Pompey was a great enemy of Caesar's until he (Pompey) was defeated and executed in the Civil War.
What was Pompey's full name?
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. Also known as Pompey the Great
How old is Pompey the Great?
Pompey the Great was born on September 29, 106 BC and died on September 28, 48 BC. Pompey the Great would have been -59 years old at the time of death or 2117 years old today.
What general was jealous of Caesar?
It was Pompey the Great.
Who was a roman general who fought for the patricians?
Gaius Marius, Quintus Sertorius and Gaius Julius Caesar were military commanders who were members of the populares, a political faction which championed the cause of the poor plebeians.
Who fought Caesar in the second civil war of the republic?
First, it was Pompey who fought Cesar in the civil war, then it was Cato and finally Gaius Pompey, the son of Pompey the Great.
What religion was Pompey The Great?
Pompey, as all the Romans of his time, followed the state religion and also had his personal gods.
Was Marius beat by pompey?
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus or Pompey the Great did defeat the Marians in both Africa and Sicily.
How did pompey receive the name ''pompey the great''?
I believe that he adopted it himself for his epitaph like Sulla who adopted Felix.
