Pompey the Great

Pompey and Crassus consuls - restore tribune powers Sulla removed, rivals forced to cooperate

Pompey clears Mediterranean of pirates - given extraordinary command, clears sea in three months

First Triumvirate formed - secret alliance of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus to dominate Republic

Death of Julia - Caesar's daughter and Pompey's wife dies in childbirth, key link between them broken

Battle of Dyrrhachium - Pompey defeats Caesar, doesn't pursue, Caesar: 'Today the enemy would have won, if they had a commander who knew how to conquer'

Battle of Pharsalus - Caesar crushes Pompey despite being outnumbered, Pompey flees to Egypt

Murder of Pompey - killed on Egyptian beach by Ptolemy XIII trying to please Caesar, Caesar weeps at sight of head