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Sextus Pompey

67 BC - 35 BC

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Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius (c. 67 – 35 BC), also known in English as Sextus Pompey, was a Roman military leader who, throughout his life, upheld the cause of his father, Pompey the Great, against Julius Caesar and his supporters during the last civil wars of the Roman Republic. Sextus Pompey formed the last organized opposition to the Second Triumvirate, in defiance of which he succeeded in establishing an independent state in Sicily for several years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sextus Pompey is the 15th most popular pirate (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,078th most popular biography from Italy (down from 984th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Pirate.

Sextus Pompey was a Roman general during the first century BC. He was the son of Pompey the Great and was given the nickname "Pompey the Little" to distinguish him from his father. He had a successful career in the military, but was eventually defeated by Julius Caesar.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Sextus Pompey ranks 15 out of 29Before him are D. B. Cooper, Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts, William Kidd, Henry Every, and François l'Olonnais. After him are Benjamin Hornigold, Jan Janszoon, Stede Bonnet, Charles Vane, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, and Samuel Bellamy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 67 BC, Sextus Pompey ranks 1After him is Soseono. Among people deceased in 35 BC, Sextus Pompey ranks 1After him are Philodemus, Varro Atacinus, and Zhizhi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sextus Pompey ranks 1,078 out of 5,161Before him are Pietro Locatelli (1695), Fulvia (-77), Lucius Julius Caesar (-135), Aloysius Lilius (1510), Gino Bartali (1914), and Gabriele Falloppio (1523). After him are Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668), Carlo Crivelli (1430), Angelo Secchi (1818), Guy III of Spoleto (900), Gelon (-600), and Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638).

Among PIRATES In Italy

Among pirates born in Italy, Sextus Pompey ranks 1After him are Carlo Rambaldi (1925).