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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pompeian forces canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.