Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius, in English Sextus Pompey(c. 67 BC-35 BC), was a Roman general from the late Republic (1st century BC). Events By place Rome Consuls Manius Acilius Glabrio and Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Year 35 BC was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the The 1st century BC started the first day of 100 BC and ended the last day of 1 BC. He was the last focus of opposition to the Second Triumvirate. See also the Second Triumvirate (Argentina which held power in 1812
Sextus Pompeius was the youngest son of Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) by his third wife, Mucia Tertia. Pompeius (fem Pompeia known in English as Pompey, is the Nomen of the gens Pompeia, an important family during the late republic Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, commonly known as Pompey /'pɑmpi/ Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir ( Classical Latin abbreviation Mucia Tertia was a Roman matrona that lived in the 1st century BC His older brother was Gnaeus Pompeius, from the same mother. Gnaeus Popmeius should not be confused with his father Gnaeus Pompeius '''Magnus''', known as "Pompey the Great Both boys grew up in the shadow of their father, one of Rome's best generals and an originally non-conservative politician who drifted to the more traditional faction when Julius Caesar became a threat.
When Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, thus starting a civil war, Sextus' older brother Gnaeus followed their father in his escape to the East, as did most of the conservative senators. Rubicon ( Rubicō, Italian: Rubicone) is a 29 km long River in northern Italy. Year 49 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. Sextus stayed in Rome in the care of his stepmother, Cornelia Metella. Cornelia Metella ( 1st century BC) was the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica. Pompey's army lost the battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC and Pompey himself had to run for his life. The Battle of Pharsalus was a decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War. Year 48 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Gaius Julius Caesar, Cornelia and Sextus met him in the island of Lesbos and together they fled to Egypt. Lesbos (Λέσβος also transliterated Lesvos, Midilli is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. On the arrival, Sextus watched his father being killed by treachery on September 29 of the same year. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. After the murder, Cornelia returned to Rome, but in the following years Sextus joined the resistance against Caesar in the African provinces. In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin provincia, pl provinciae) was the basic and until the Tetrarchy (circa Together with Metellus Scipio, Cato the younger, his brother Gnaeus and other senators, they prepared to oppose Caesar and his army to the end. The Caecilii Metelli were one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic. Marcus Porcius Catō Uticensis (95 BC&ndash46 BC known as Cato the Younger ( Cato Minor) to distinguish him from his great-grandfather ( Cato the Elder
Caesar won the first battle at Thapsus in 46 BC against Metellus Scipio and Cato, who committed suicide. The Battle of Thapsus took place on April 6 46 BC near Thapsus (modern Ras Dimas, Tunisia) Year 46 BC was the last year of the pre-Julian calendar. This year had 445 days due to the errors that had accumulated in the pre-Julian calendar In 45 BC, Caesar managed to defeat the Pompeius brothers in the battle of Munda, in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal). Year 45 BC was the year the Julian calendar went into effect According to this calendar it was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar For the World War II battle see Battle of Munda Point. The Battle of Munda took place on March 17, 45 BC in Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Gnaeus Pompeius was executed, but young Sextus escaped once more, this time to Sicily. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
Back in Rome, Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March (March 15) 44 BC by a group of senators led by Cassius and Brutus. The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 44 BC was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. For the Roman consul see Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul 171 BC. Marcus Junius Brutus (85&ndash42 BC or Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus was a Roman senator of the late Roman Republic. This incident did not lead to a return to normality, but provoked yet another civil war between Caesar's political heirs and his assassins. The second triumvirate was formed by Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus, with the intention of avenging Caesar and subduing all opposition. See also the Second Triumvirate (Argentina which held power in 1812 Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ( Latin: M·AEMILIVS·M·F·Q·N·LEPIDVSborn ca 90 BC died 13 BC, was a Patrician Roman politician Sextus Pompeius in Sicily was certainly a rebellious man, but the Cassius and Brutus faction was the second triumvirate's first priority. Thus, with the whole island as his base, Sextus had the time and resources to develop an army and, even more importantly, a strong navy operated by Sicilian marines.
Brutus and Cassius lost the twin battles of Philippi and committed suicide in 42 BC. The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Wars of the Second Triumvirate between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian (the Second Triumvirate Year 42 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. After this, the triumvirs turned their attentions to Sicily and Sextus.
But by this time, Sextus was prepared for strong resistance. In the following years, military confrontations failed to return a conclusive victory for either side and in 39 BC, Sextus and the triumvirs signed for peace in the Pact of Misenum. Year 39 BC was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Misenum is the site of an ancient port in Campania, in southern Italy. The reason for this peace treaty was the anticipated campaign against the Parthian Empire. Antony, the leader, needed all the legions he could get so it was useful to secure an armistice in the Sicilian front. For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," The peace did not last for long. Octavian and Antony's frequent quarrels were a strong political motivation for resuming the war against Sextus. Octavian tried again to conquer Sicily, but he was defeated in the naval battle of Messina (37 BC) and again in August 36 BC. Year 37 BC was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 36 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. But Octavian had Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a very talented general, on his side. Agrippa redirects here For other uses of the name see Agrippa (disambiguation. Only a month afterwards, Agrippa destroyed Sextus' navy off Naulochus cape. The naval Battle of Naulochus was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Sextus escaped to the East and, by abandoning Sicily, lost his only base of support.
Sextus Pompeius was caught in Miletus in 35 BC and executed without trial (an illegal act since Sextus was a Roman citizen) by order of Marcus Titius, Antony's minion. Miletus (mī lē' təs ( Ancient Greek: Μίλητος literally Transliterated Milētos, Latin Miletus) was an Ancient Year 35 BC was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. His violent death would be one of the weapons used by Octavian against Antony several years later, when the situation between the two reached a boiling point.
Sextus had married his great, great niece Scribonia. Scribonia was the daughter of Lucius Scribonius Libo, consul of 34 BC. There were three men of Plebs status called Lucius Scribonius Libo who lived in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire who were members of the Gens Year 34 BC was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Scribonia's father was Sextus' great nephew. He was the son of Cornelia Sulla and Lucius Scribonius Libo. Cornelia Sulla was a daughter of Pompeia Magna from her first marriage. Pompeia Magna (born between 80 BC and 75 BC - before 35 BC was the only daughter and second child born to Roman triumvir Pompey the Great or Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Pompeia Magna was Sextus' elder sister. Sextus and Scribonia had a daughter and only child called Pompeia Magna. Pompeia Magna (about 42 BC - ? was the daughter and only child of political rebel Sextus Pompeius and Scribonia
Chronology
- 48 BC - in Egypt with his father, who is assassinated
- 47/45 BC – resistance in Africa
- 45 BC - defeated in Munda
- 42 BC - controls Sicily with a powerful navy
- 39 BC - pact of Misenum with Octavianus and Antony
- 37 BC - defeats Octavian off Messina
- 36 BC -
- August, defeats Octavian
- September, defeated by Agrippa off Naulochus (Sicily)
- 35 BC - captured and executed in Asia Minor (Miletus)
External links
Media related to Sextus Pompeius from the Wikimedia Commons. Year 48 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Gaius Julius Caesar, Year 47 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Quintus Fufius Calenus, Year 45 BC was the year the Julian calendar went into effect According to this calendar it was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar Year 45 BC was the year the Julian calendar went into effect According to this calendar it was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar Year 42 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 39 BC was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 37 BC was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 36 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The naval Battle of Naulochus was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Year 35 BC was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar.
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