Pompey the Great : The Roman Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fratantuono, Lee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil war.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2025.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive narrative biography of Pompey the Great, one of the most enigmatic and consequential figures in Roman history. Lee Fratantuono examines Pompey’s life, military campaigns, and political career, exploring his rivalry with Julius Caesar, his triumphs, and his eventual downfall. The biography relies on diverse historical sources, including Caesar’s commentaries, Lucan’s epic, and accounts by Plutarch, Appian, and Dio. It offers critical insights into the Roman Republic’s tumultuous era and the dynamics of its civil wars. The work is intended for general readers with an interest in Roman history, as well as specialists seeking detailed analysis. The book also sets the stage for a planned sequel addressing Pompey’s legacy and the fortunes of his family after his death. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapter One On the Cusp of a Tumultuous Century

Chapter Two Commencing a Career

Chapter Three Sulla Ascend

Chapter Four Africa and Triumph

Chapter Five From Consul to Rebel: Lepidus, 78–77 BC

Chapter Six Pompey in Spain

Chapter Seven Spartacus and the Third Servile War

Chapter Eight First Consulship and Pirate War

Chapter Nine Pompey in Asia, Part I

Chapter Ten Pompey in Asia, Part II

Chapter Eleven Toward the ‘Triumvirate’

Chapter Twelve The ‘First Triumvirate’ in Action, Part I

Chapter Thirteen ‘The First Triumvirate’ in Action, Part II

Chapter Fourteen Consulship with Crassus

Chapter Fifteen 54 BC

Chapter Sixteen The Three Become Two

Chapter Seventeen Consul a Third Time

Chapter Eighteen A Republic Rife with Tension

Chapter Nineteen Zero Hour

Chapter Twenty How to Start a Civil War

Chapter Twenty-One The Road to Dyrrhachium

Chapter Twenty-Two Dictatorship and Dyrrhachium

Chapter Twenty-Three Toward Pharsalus

Chapter Twenty-Four Endgame in Egypt Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781526795731

1526795736

9781526795717

152679571X

OCLC:

1481796720