Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey

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The Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey was a major civil war episode of the late Roman Republic in which Sextus Pompey used his naval power from Sicily to challenge the Second Triumvirate’s control over Rome’s grain supply and Mediterranean sea routes.

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Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey canonical 3
Sicilian revolt 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
episode of the Roman civil wars
military conflict
commander Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Mark Antony
Augustus
surface form: Octavian

Sextus Pompeius
surface form: Sextus Pompey
conflictType civil war of the late Roman Republic
naval war
endTime 36 BC
hasCause Sextus Pompey’s control of Sicily and its fleet
conflict between Pompeian faction and Caesarian faction
power vacuum after Julius Caesar’s assassination
hasEffect disruption of Mediterranean sea routes
famine and shortages in Rome
rise in prominence of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
strengthening of Octavian after victory
threat to Rome’s grain supply
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic
location Sicily
Strait of Messina
Tyrrhenian Sea
Western Mediterranean
surface form: western Mediterranean Sea
mainBelligerent Second Triumvirate
Sextus Pompeius
surface form: Sextus Pompey
namedAfter Sextus Pompeius
surface form: Sextus Pompey
opponent Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
surface form: Lepidus

Mark Antony
Augustus
surface form: Octavian

Second Triumvirate
opposedBy Roman Senate aligned with the Second Triumvirate
partOf Roman civil wars
power struggle following Julius Caesar’s assassination
result consolidation of Octavian’s power in the West
defeat of Sextus Pompey
end of major Pompeian resistance
restoration of grain supply to Rome
significantEvent Battle of Naulochus
Roman grain blockade
Treaty of Misenum
naval blockade of Italy
startTime circa 43 BC
strategicObjective control of Rome’s grain supply
control of western Mediterranean sea routes
political recognition and power for Sextus Pompey
supportedBy Pompeian loyalists
refugees and exiles from the proscription lists

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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa militaryConflict Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
Battle of Naulochus follows Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
Portus Julius naval base associatedWithConflict Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
subject surface form: Portus Julius
this entity surface form: Sicilian revolt
Final War of the Roman Republic precededBy Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey