Pompeia gens
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The Pompeia gens was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome that produced several notable politicians and generals, most famously Pompey the Great.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman gens
ⓘ
plebeian family ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoliticalFaction |
optimates (through Pompey at times)
ⓘ
populares (through Pompey at times) ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| familyNameForm | Pompeius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feminineFormOfName | Pompeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCognomen |
Bithynicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falco NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rufus NERFINISHED ⓘ Silo NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Trogus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberHoldingOffice |
Roman consul
ⓘ
Roman general ⓘ triumvir (Pompey the Great in the First Triumvirate) ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | prominent and influential plebeian house ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOfTribe | Roman plebs ⓘ |
| militaryRole | produced Roman generals ⓘ |
| mostFamousMember | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomen | Pompeius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Aulus Pompeius (tribune of the plebs)
NERFINISHED
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Gnaeus Pompeius (consul 141 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Pompeius Rufus (consul 88 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sextus Pompeius (son of Pompey the Great) NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Pompeius Atticus (by adoption/association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfName | possibly from Oscan or Sabine root ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | significant in late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
produced consuls
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produced praetors ⓘ produced tribunes of the plebs ⓘ |
| relatedFamilyByMarriage |
Cornelia gens
NERFINISHED
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Julia gens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| socialClass | plebeian ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedPraenomen |
Aulus
NERFINISHED
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Gnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sextus NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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