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Pompeia
Pompeia () was the name of several ancient Roman women of the ''gens Pompeia'': * Pompeia, the daughter of Quintus Pompeius consul 141 BC, who married a certain Gaius Sicinius * Pompeia (sister of Pompeius Strabo), sister of General and Consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, who was the father to Pompey * Pompeia (sister of triumvir Pompey), sister of Pompey and daughter of General and Consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo * Pompeia, the wife of Publius Vatinius, a tribune in 59 BC * Pompeia (wife of Julius Caesar), the second wife of Julius Caesar * Pompeia (daughter of Pompey the Great) by his third wife, Mucia Tertia * Pompeia (daughter of Sextus Pompeius), daughter of political rebel Sextus Pompeius and Scribonia * Pompeia Macrina, a woman exiled by the Roman Emperor Tiberius in 33 AD * Pompeia Paulina, wife of Seneca the Younger * Pompeia Plotina Claudia Phoebe Piso, the wife of Roman Emperor Trajan * Pompeia Macrina, one of the mothers-in-law of Roman historian and Senator Pliny the Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompeia Gens
The gens Pompeia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, first appearing in history during the second century BC, and frequently occupying the highest offices of the Roman state from then until imperial times. The first of the Pompeii to obtain the consulship was Quintus Pompeius in 141 BC, but by far the most illustrious of the gens was Gnaeus Pompeius, surnamed ''Magnus'', a distinguished general under the dictator Sulla, who became a member of the First Triumvirate, together with Caesar and Crassus. After the death of Crassus, the rivalry between Caesar and Pompeius led to the Civil War, one of the defining events of the final years of the Roman Republic.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, p. 473 (" Pompeia Gens"). Origin The nomen ''Pompeius'' (frequently anglicized as ''Pompey'') is generally believed to be derived from the Oscan praenomen ''Pompo'', equivalent to the Latin ''Quintus'', and thus a patronymic surname. The gentilicia '' Pomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompeia (wife Of Vatinius)
Pompeia () was the name of several ancient Roman women of the ''gens Pompeia'': * Pompeia, the daughter of Quintus Pompeius consul 141 BC, who married a certain Gaius Sicinius * Pompeia (sister of Pompeius Strabo), sister of General and Consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, who was the father to Pompey * Pompeia (sister of triumvir Pompey), sister of Pompey and daughter of General and Consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo * Pompeia, the wife of Publius Vatinius, a tribune in 59 BC * Pompeia (wife of Julius Caesar), the second wife of Julius Caesar * Pompeia (daughter of Pompey the Great) by his third wife, Mucia Tertia * Pompeia (daughter of Sextus Pompeius), daughter of political rebel Sextus Pompeius and Scribonia * Pompeia Macrina, a woman exiled by the Roman Emperor Tiberius in 33 AD * Pompeia Paulina, wife of Seneca the Younger * Pompeia Plotina, the wife of Roman Emperor Trajan * Pompeia Macrina, one of the mothers-in-law of Roman historian and Senator Pliny the Younger * Pompeia of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
