Pompey Timeline

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106 BCE

Roman general and statesman Pompey is born.
83 BCE

Pompey fights under the Roman dictator Sulla.
80 BCE

Sulla is persuaded to give Pompey his first triumph in Rome.
77 BCE

Pompey is sent to Spain to deal with unrest caused by Sertorius.
71 BCE

Pompey is granted his second triumph for his victories in Spain.
70 BCE

Pompey and Crassus are made consuls.
67 BCE

The Gabinian Law is passed, giving Pompey great power to deal with pirates.
67 BCE

Pompey assembles a naval fleet and attacks Pamphylia and Cilicia, principally to repress piracy.
66 BCE

The Manilian Law is passed, giving Pompey great power to deal with Mithridates VI of Pontus.
66 BCE

Pompey the Great attacks the Armenian kingdom of Tigranes II and makes it a Roman protectorate.
64 BCE

Byblos conquered by the Roman general Pompey the Great.
63 BCE

The Roman general Pompey defeats the Seleucid Antiochus XIII and incorporates Syria as a province of the Roman empire.
62 BCE

Pompey returns to Italy, and disbands his army upon landing.
61 BCE

Pompey is granted his third triumph in Rome for his exploits in Asia.
60 BCE - 53 BCE

First Triumvirate' between Caesar, Pompey and Crassus.
55 BCE

Pompey the Great builds the first permanent stone theatre in Rome.
49 BCE - 48 BCE

Burebistas sends Acornion of Dionysopolis as ambassador to negotiate an alliance with Pompey.
49 BCE

Caesar crosses the Rubicon. Civil war between Caesar and Pompey begins.
48 BCE

Caesar defeats Pompey (battle of Pharsalus); Pompey flees to Egypt and is killed by courtiers of Ptolemy XIII.