Pompey - Chronology of Pompey's Life and Career

Chronology of Pompey's Life and Career

• 106 BC September 29– Born in Picenum
• 83 BC– Aligns with Sulla, after his return from the Mithridatic War against King Mithridates IV of Pontus; Marriage to Aemilia Scaura
• 82–81 BC– Defeats Gaius Marius's allies in Sicily and Africa
• 81 BC– Returns to Rome and celebrates First triumph
• 76–71 BC– Campaign in Hispania against Sertorius
• 71 BC– Returns to Italy and participates in the suppression of a slave rebellion led by Spartacus; Second triumph
• 70 BC– First consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus)
• 67 BC– Defeats the pirates and goes to Asia province
• 66–61 BC– Defeats King Mithridates of Pontus; end of the Third Mithridatic War
• 64–63 BC– Pompey's March through Syria, the Levant, and Judea
• 61 BC September 29– Third triumph
• 59 BC April– The first triumvirate is constituted; Pompey allies to Julius Caesar and Licinius Crassus; marriage to Julia (daughter of Julius Caesar)
• 58–55 BC– Governs Hispania Ulterior by proxy, construction of Pompey's Theater
• 55 BC– Second consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus), Dedication of the Theatre of Pompey
• 54 BC– Julia, dies; the first triumvirate ends
• 52 BC– Serves as sole consul for intercalary month, third ordinary consulship with Metellus Scipio for the rest of the year; marriage to Cornelia Metella
• 51 BC– Forbids Caesar (in Gaul) to stand for consulship in absentia
• 50 BC– Falls dangerously ill with fever in Campania, but is saved 'by public prayers'
• 49 BC– Caesar crosses the Rubicon River and invades Italy; Pompey retreats to Greece with the conservatives
• 48 BC– Caesar defeats Pompey's army near Pharsalus, Greece. Pompey retreats to Egypt and is killed there.