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Pompeius (fem. Pompeia), known in English
English language

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 as Pompey, is the nomen of the gens Pompeia, an important family during the late republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
 period of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome

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....
 from the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region of Picenum
Picenum

Picenum was a region of Ancient Rome Italy. Picenum was the birthplace of such notables as Pompey the Great and his father Pompeius Strabo. It was situated in what is now the region of Marche in modern Italy....
, which lies between the Apennines and the Adriatic. The name may refer to any person bearing it, with a list of the most famous below:






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Pompeius (fem. Pompeia), known in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 as Pompey, is the nomen of the gens Pompeia, an important family during the late republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
 period of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome

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....
 from the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region of Picenum
Picenum

Picenum was a region of Ancient Rome Italy. Picenum was the birthplace of such notables as Pompey the Great and his father Pompeius Strabo. It was situated in what is now the region of Marche in modern Italy....
, which lies between the Apennines and the Adriatic. The name may refer to any person bearing it, with a list of the most famous below:
  • Women of the Pompeius gens, can be seen in Pompeia
    Pompéia

    Pomp?ia is a municipality in the state of S?o Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 18,651 and the area is 788.48 km?. The elevation is 597 m....
  • Lucius Pompeius, a military tribune in 171 BC, in the army of Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC)
    Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC)

    Publius Licinius Crassus was Roman consul for year 171 BC, together with Gaius Cassius Longinus .He was the son of Gaius Licinius Varus, possibly related to the Gaius Licinius Varus who was consul in 236 BC and who was still alive in 219 BC....
    , who was in the war against King Perseus of Macedon
    Perseus of Macedon

    File:Perseus_of_Macedon BM.jpgPerseus was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, who ruled the successor state in Macedon created upon the death of Alexander the Great....
  • Quintus Pompeius
    Quintus Pompeius

    Quintus Pompeius was the name of various Romans from the gens Pompeius, who were of plebs status. They lived during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire....
    , various politicians of this name who lived during the Roman Republic
    Roman Republic

    The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
     and Roman Empire
    Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
  • Aulus Pompeius
    Aulus Pompeius

    Aulus Pompeius was the name of two Romans from the gens Pompeius, who were of plebs status. They lived during the Roman Republic....
    , two politicians of this name who lived during the Roman Republic
  • Sextus Pompeius
    Sextus Pompeius (relatives of triumvir Pompey)

    This article is about Sextus Pompeius, the paternal uncle of triumvir Pompey and the descendants from Pompey?s uncle. For Pompey?s son of the same name, see Sextus Pompeius....
    , relatives of Pompey the Great
  • Pompeius Strabo
    Pompeius Strabo

    Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo , whose cognomen means "cross eyed", is often referred to in English as Pompey Strabo to distinguish him from Strabo, the geographer....
    , father of Pompey the Great
  • Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
    Pompey

    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, commonly known as Pompey /'p?mpi/, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir , was a distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman Republic....
     (Pompey the Great), the famous Roman general and politician
  • Gnaeus Pompeius
    Gnaeus Pompeius

    Gnaeus Popmeius should not be confused with his father, Pompey, known as "Pompey the Great."Gnaeus Pompeius , also known as Pompey the Younger , was a Ancient Rome politician and general from the late Roman Republic ....
    , the eldest son of Pompey the Great
  • Sextus Pompeius
    Sextus Pompeius

    Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius, in English Sextus Pompey , was a Ancient Rome general from the late Roman Republic . He was the last focus of opposition to the Second Triumvirate....
    , the youngest son of Pompey the Great
  • Quintus Pompeius Macer, praetor
    Praetor

    Praetor was a Title#Titles_for_heads_of_state granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, either before it was mustered or more typically in the field, or an elected Magistratus assigned duties that varied depending on the historical period....
     that lived in Emperor Tiberius
    Tiberius

    Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero , was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37....
    ’ reign
  • Pompeius Urbicus, knight that lived in Emperor Claudius
    Claudius

    Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, AD 41 to his death in AD 54....
    ’ reign
  • Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Claudia Antonia‘s first husband)

    To see other Romans with this name, go to Pompeius.Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a noble Roman that lived during the 1st century. Pompeius was one among the sons of the consul of the year 27, Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi and Scribonia ....
    , first husband of Roman princess Claudia Antonia
    Claudia Antonia

    Claudia Antonia was the daughter of the later Roman Emperor Claudius from his second marriage to Aelia Paetina. Until 37, she was raised by her paternal grandmother Antonia Minor ....
     and a son-in-law of Emperor Claudius
    Claudius

    Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, AD 41 to his death in AD 54....
  • Gaius Pompeius Longinus Gallus, among the consuls of 49
  • Pompeius Aelianus, former quaestor
    Quaestor

    Quaestor is a type of public official.In the Roman Republic a quaestor was an elected official who supervised the treasury and financial affairs of the state, its armies and its officers....
     that live in Emperor Nero
    Nero

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty....
    ’s reign
  • Pompeius, certain guard colonel that lived in Emperor Nero
    Nero

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty....
    ’s reign
  • Pompeius Paulinus, Roman
    Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
     Governor of Lower Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     in the 1st century
  • Marcus Pompeius Silvanus, former Roman
    Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
     Governor of Africa
    Africa

    Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
     in the 1st century
  • Quintus Pompeius Falco
    Quintus Pompeius Falco

    Quintus Pompeius Falco was a Roman Empire politician of the early 2nd century.His complete name was Quintus Roscius Coelius Murena Silius Decianus Vibullius Pius Iulius Eurycles Herculanus Pompeius Falco....
    , politician that lived in the 2nd century

Other Terms for Pompeius or Pompey

  • Pompeius (butterfly) is a genus
    Genus

    A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
     of butterflies in the grass skipper family
    Family (biology)

    In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
  • The nickname of the city of Portsmouth
    Portsmouth

    Portsmouth city status in the United Kingdom located in the Counties of England of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island....
     in Hampshire
    Hampshire

    Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
    , England
    England

    native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
     and the nickname of its principal football club, Portsmouth F.C.
    Portsmouth F.C.

    Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey , sometimes called 'The Blues', with their fans known as 'The Blue Army'....
  • The name of a town in France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    , Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle
    Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle

    Pompey is a Communes of France in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France in northeastern France.Population : 5,299. It is an industrial town , situated at the confluence of the rivers Moselle River and Meurthe River....
  • Quintus Valerius Pompey
    Quintus Valerius Pompey

    Quintus Valerius Pompey is a fictional character in the Home Box Office/BBC2 original television series, Rome , played by Rick Warden. He is described as the "natural son" of Gnaeus Pompey Magnus ....
     - Fictional Character
  • Gnaeus Pompey Magnus (character of Rome) - Fictional Character