Pompey (disambiguation)
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Pompey
or Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a Roman statesman.
Pompey may also refer to:
Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great , was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic...
or Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a Roman statesman.
Pompey may also refer to:
- Pompey, Meurthe-et-MosellePompey, Meurthe-et-MosellePompey is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.Population : 5,299. It is an industrial town , situated at the confluence of the rivers Moselle and Meurthe.-External links:*...
, a town in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Lorraine, France - Pompey, New YorkPompey, New YorkPompey is a town in the southeast part of Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,159 at the 2000 census. The town was named after the Roman general and political leader Pompey by a late 18th-century clerk interested in the Classics in the new federal republic.- History :The...
, a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States - PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
or Pompey, an English city- Portsmouth F.C.Portsmouth F.C.Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
or Pompey
- Portsmouth F.C.
- Harold Edward ElliottHarold Edward ElliottMajor General Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott CB, CMG, DSO, DCM, VD was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War. Elliot also served as a Senator in the Australian parliament.-Early life:...
or Pompey, Australian World War I General - Pompey (horse)Pompey (horse)Pompey was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by William Coe and raced under the colors of his Shoshone Stable. Pompey was a son of Sun Briar who also sired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sun Beau. His dam was Sweet Briar, a French daughter of Leopold de Rothschild's St...
, American Champion racehorse - Pompey, a character in Measure for MeasureMeasure for MeasureMeasure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was classified as comedy, but its mood defies those expectations. As a result and for a variety of reasons, some critics have labelled it as one of Shakespeare's problem plays...
by William Shakespeare
People with the name
- Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo father of Pompey the Great
- Gnaeus PompeiusGnaeus PompeiusGnaeus Pompeius should not be confused with his father, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known as "Pompey the Great."Gnaeus Pompeius , also known as Pompey the Younger , was a Roman politician and general from the late Republic .Gnaeus Pompeius was the elder son of Pompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius should...
eldest son of Pompey the Great - Sextus Pompey younger son of Pompey the Great, also known as Magnus Pius
- Sextus Pompeius (relatives of triumvir Pompey)Sextus Pompeius (relatives of triumvir Pompey)This article is about Sextus Pompeius, the paternal uncle of triumvir Pompey and the descendants from Pompey’s uncle. For Pompey’s son of the same name, see Sextus Pompey.-Brother to Pompeius Strabo:...
, paternal uncle of Pompey the Great
See also
- Pompeian StylesPompeian StylesThe Pompeian Styles are four periods which are distinguished in ancient Roman mural painting. They were originally delineated and described by the German archaeologist August Mau, 1840 – 1909, from the excavation of wall paintings at Pompeii, which is one of the largest group of surviving examples...
, four styles of Roman painting - Pompeian eraPompeian eraThe Pompeian Era was a calendar era used by Hellenistic cities in Roman Palestine, in particular the cities of the Decapolis. The calendar counted the years from the region's conquest by the Roman general Pompey in 63 BCE. Many of these cities had been self-governing poleis before the Jewish...
, a calendar era used in Roman Syria - PompeiiPompeiiThe city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning...
, the ancient Roman city