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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (son of Pompey)
Roman senator and general
This article is about the son of Pompey. For other Romans named "Gnaeus Pompeius", see Gnaeus Pompeius (disambiguation).
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus[1][2][3] (ca.
Pompey and caesar relationship
75 BC – 12 April 45 BC)[4] was a Roman politician and general from the late Republic (1st century BC).[5][1]
Biography
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was the elder son of Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) by his third wife, Mucia Tertia.[6][1] Both he and his younger brother Sextus Pompey grew up in the shadow of their father, one of Rome's best generals and not originally a conservative politician who drifted to the more traditional faction when Julius Caesar became a threat.
When Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, thus starting a civil war, Gnaeus followed his father in their escape to the East, as did most of the conservative senators. Pompey's army lost the Battle of P
