Pom·pey (p m p ) Originally Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. 106-48 b.c. Roman general and political leader. With Caesar and Crassus he formed a ruling triumvirate (60-50) but was later defeated by Caesar and murdered in Egypt. |
Pompey [ˈpɒmpɪ]
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(Placename) an informal name for Portsmouth
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(Biographies / Pompey (106 bc-48 bc) M, Roman, MILITARY: general, POLITICS: statesman) called Pompey the Great; Latin name Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. 106-48 bc, Roman general and statesman; a member with Caesar and Crassus of the first triumvirate (60). He later quarrelled with Caesar, who defeated him at Pharsalus (48). He fled to Egypt and was murdered
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| Noun | 1. |  Pompey - Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) |
| 2. | Pompey - a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base England - a division of the United Kingdom |
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