December
07
/ 2022
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, or Pompey for short, was a high-profile politician and military leader during the Roman Empire’s fall from grace. Pompey had an incredibly successful career until his ambitions got ahead of him. Once an ardent supporter of Caesar, he would eventually turn his back on his former friend, becoming a key player during Caesar’s civil war. This is the story of how Pompey went from being a Roman hero to a lowly exile who was assassinated in Egypt. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"101976","attributes":{"alt":"Pompey’s rise to rule was swift, but so was his fall (Carole Raddato / CC BY SA 2.0)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 399px; height: 630px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Pompey’s rise to rule was swift, but so was his fall (Carole Raddato / CC BY SA 2.0 )
