Pompey

Pompey was the general who cleaned the pirates out of the Mediterranean in the first century BCE.

"It is just a matter of where he wants to go, " said the Pompey boss.

After Pompey was murdered, Cleopatra decided it was important to make friends with Caesar for her safety and that of her country.

In the last years of the Republic, various generals either seized power or dominated the state: Marius, Sulla, and Pompey.

As for Octavian, he no longer needed Scribonia because Pompey, with whom she had a family connection, [[6]] no longer had to be conciliated.

Supposedly the Roman General Pompey had discovered some antidote and part of the recipe was that it be taken with a grain of salt.

Because Pompey is no deep philosopher. He will take a symbolic loss for a real weakness.

Inching closer to the city, Vorenus, Pullo and their cavalry come upon a troop of Pompey's new recruits, blocking the road to Rome.

Pompey had cleared the Mediterranean of pirates, which is something that our governments can't seem to do.

Grant had been appointed as director of football by Pompey last month and had been awaiting a work permit to get stuck into his role.

Pompey flees to Egypt, hoping to enlist the support of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and his sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor).

I've already got her the Pompey kit, so I'll have to get her an England one now as well.

"If I but stamp on the ground in Italy, " said Pompey, "an army will appear. "

Nale: Pompey, hit every magic store in the city. Buy up every scroll you can find with an arcane spell named "Sending" .

Pompey are in the hunt for a new left back and Bridge is top of the wanted list.

Pompey knew of the fact that his troops would have a hard time against Ceasars veterans, and wished to avoid a battle, ablest so soon.

We don't know if Pliny or Pompey or some later person was skeptical of this as effective protection against poison.

From the resulting corner Terry saw his header nodded off the line by O'Neil to keep Pompey in the contest.

The Frenchman, usually deployed as a left-back for Pompey, lined up against Middlesbrough as a wing-back.

Pompey , as well as Caesar, was a great man .

Strategically Pompey was probably Caesar's equal, but tactically there are very few who could even compare with Caesar through history.

Pompey went there to stay solid but maybe would have got the vital first goal if Johnson or Lauren had gone forward.

Birth of Octavian ( Augustus ) . Pompey completes the Conquest of Palestine .

As a gesture of 'goodwill', the Egyptians present Caesar with Pompey's head.

Pompey enter Lauren chase Harry Redknapp is hoping to bring Lauren to Portsmouth after agreeing a fee with Arsenal for the defender.

In 49 Caesar defied the Senate and provoked the civil war by crossing the Rubicon in pursuit of Pompey, who fled east with his navy.

Battle of Pharsalus (Pompey defeated, later murdered in Egypt by order of Cleopatra).

Pompey was unable to protect them.

Today's Premier League clash between Pompey and Birmingham City at Fratton Park has been called off because of a waterlogged pitch.

Panic spreads among Pompey's young soldiers as they turn and flee.

Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar were fighting each other for control of Rome.

Pompey's strategy was working, Caesar's army was tired, low in morale and vastly outnumbered.

Johnson's performances for Pompey last season elevated him into the position of Fabio Capello's No. 1 right-back.

A distracted Pompey dispatches Durio, his top aide, to take care of the gold, loading his vault onto an ox-drawn wagon.

Pompey was the Roman general who took over Jerusalem in 63 BCE.

Caesar aimed at both the revenge of Pompey's brutal death to build his great personal image in Rome, and the manipulation of Egypt. 4.

In addition to Pompey, the Optimates faction included most of the Roman Senate.

It won't by easy against a new-look Pompey reckons Rick.

After Crassus' death (53), Pompey and Caesar fell out.

We must win or die. Pompey's men have other options .

Pompey suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat at Chelsea, while United could only manage a 1-1 draw with Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Their only defeat in 17 was 1-0 at Manchester United while Pompey have won only once in their last 12 league outings.

Last season Pompey finished 14th but were in the top half of the table this time last year.

i found pompey ' s taste in decor rather dull

so he wishes to lure pompey into attacking him first

after all these years , pompey surprises me