Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (born
Rome,
106 B.C., died September 28,
48 B.C.) known in the English-speaking world as
Pompey the Great, was a leading general of the late
Roman Republic and chief rival to
Julius Caesar, although they served together in the
First Triumvirate.
Pompey is also the nickname of the city of
Portsmouth in
Hampshire,
England.
