Pompeian forces

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Pompeian forces were the military troops loyal to Pompey the Great and the senatorial faction during the late Roman Republic’s civil war against Julius Caesar.

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Pompeian forces canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf faction in a civil war
military force
activeInPeriod late Roman Republic
conflict Caesar’s Civil War NERFINISHED
Great Roman Civil War NERFINISHED
country Roman Republic
dissolvedAfter Battle of Munda NERFINISHED
endTime 45 BC
hasCommander Cato the Younger NERFINISHED
Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey) NERFINISHED
Metellus Scipio NERFINISHED
Pompey the Great NERFINISHED
Sextus Pompeius NERFINISHED
Titus Labienus NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfUnit allied light infantry
cavalry contingents
legionary infantry
naval squadrons
historicalRole defenders of traditional senatorial republican order
ideology opposition to Caesar’s dictatorship
support for senatorial authority
loyalTo Pompey the Great NERFINISHED
senatorial faction
mainOpponents legions of Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Roman cavalry
Roman legions NERFINISHED
allied auxiliaries
namedAfter Pompey the Great NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED
Battle of Munda NERFINISHED
Battle of Pharsalus NERFINISHED
Battle of Thapsus NERFINISHED
notableTheater Africa NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Hispania NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
opposedTo Caesarian forces NERFINISHED
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
outcome defeat by Julius Caesar
partOf Optimates faction NERFINISHED
religion Roman religion
startTime 49 BC
supportedBy eastern client kingdoms
many Roman senators
provincial elites
usedLanguage Latin
usedTactic concentration of forces in the eastern provinces
naval blockade of Italy

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Siege of Brundisium hasParticipant Pompeian forces
Battle of Ilerda hasSide Pompeian forces
Battle of Dyrrhachium combatantSide Pompeian forces