Pompey
Also known as: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus · Pompey Magnus · Pompey the Great · Cn. Pompeius Magnus
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman who was prominent in the final decades of the Roman Republic.
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military collaborator
Pompey served alongside Metellus Pius in the war against Sertorius in Hispania, where they combined forces to suppress the rebellion.
Protégé and military ally
Pompey began his rise to power as a young commander supporting Sulla's cause during the civil wars.