person
Pompey the Great
Pompey
also: Pompeius, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106–48 BC), the great late-Republican commander; Pliny recalls his celebrated commission over the grain supply and his clearing of the seas of pirates.
Reading notes
- Panegyric to Trajan §29 Pompey
Pompey the Great (106–48 BC); Pliny recalls his command over the grain supply, his clearing of the seas of pirates, and his eastern triumphs.
- Panegyric to Trajan §88 the Great
An allusion to Pompey, called Magnus ('the Great'); Pliny finds the title carries more envy than beauty, unlike 'Best.'