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Pompey

106 BC - 48 BC

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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Latin: [ˈgnae̯ʊs pɔmˈpɛjjʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey ( POM-pee) or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman who was prominent in the last decades of the Roman Republic. As a young man, he was a partisan and protégé of the dictator Sulla, after whose death he achieved much military and political success himself. A member of the senatorial nobility, Pompey entered into a military career while still young. He rose to prominence serving Sulla as a commander in the civil war of 83–81 BC. Pompey's success as a general while young enabled him to advance directly to his first consulship without following the traditional cursus honorum (the required steps to advance in a political career). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pompey is the 63rd most popular politician (up from 432nd in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Italy (up from 208th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Politician.

Pompey was most famous for his assassination of Julius Caesar.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pompey ranks 63 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, William III of England, and James II of England. After him are Darius the Great, Mikhail Gorbachev, Kim Jong-il, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Attila, and Maria Theresa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 106 BC, Pompey ranks 2. Before him is Cicero. After him is Decimus Laberius. Among people deceased in 48 BC, Pompey ranks 1. After him are Pothinus, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Titus Annius Milo, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Achillas, Cassivellaunus, Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, Appius Claudius Pulcher, Marcus Caelius Rufus, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus.

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    Cicero

    POLITICIAN

    106 BC - 43 BC

    HPI: 88.19

    Rank: 1

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    Pompey

    POLITICIAN

    106 BC - 48 BC

    HPI: 87.68

    Rank: 2

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    Decimus Laberius

    WRITER

    106 BC - 43 BC

    HPI: 57.89

    Rank: 3

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pompey ranks 27 out of 5,161. Before him are Cicero (-106), Virgil (-70), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope John XXIII (1881), Francis of Assisi (1182), and Pope Pius XII (1876). After him are Caravaggio (1571), Pope Pius IX (1792), Marcus Aurelius (121), Sandro Botticelli (1445), Nero (37), and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Pompey ranks 6. Before him are Julius Caesar (-100), Augustus (-63), Commodus (161), Benito Mussolini (1883), and Cicero (-106). After him are Marcus Aurelius (121), Nero (37), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Geta (189), Caligula (12), and Brutus the Younger (-85).

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