person
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Pompey
'Pompey the Great,' whose cognomen Magnus measured his exploits; finally conquered by Julius Caesar.
Reading notes
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.3 greater than Magnus
Pompey the Great (Magnus), master of the Roman world, who fled Pharsalus and was reduced to begging help; the supreme exemplum of greatness brought low.
- The Festivals §13 Great one
Pompey 'the Great' (Magnus); his name measured his deeds, but Caesar, who beat him, was greater in name.