# Pompey the Great and the Rise of the First Triumvirate

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Published: 2026-06-23T13:25:46+00:00
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In 60 BCE, three men formed a secret political alliance that would tear the Roman Republic apart. This episode explores how Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus — Pompey the Great — climbed from military prodigy to Rome's most powerful general, then joined forces with Julius Caesar and Marcus Licinius Crassus in the First Triumvirate. We trace Pompey's stunning campaigns against the pirates of Cilicia and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, the Senate's desperate attempts to contain him, and the fragile power-sharing pact that eventually led to civil war. Along the way, we meet Cicero's political maneuvering, Cato the Younger's stubborn opposition, and the lex Vatinia that gave Caesar his Gallic command. It's a story of ambition, backroom deals, and the death of republican norms — a turning point that set Rome on the path to empire. #PompeyTheGreat #FirstTriumvirate #JuliusCaesar #MarcusLiciniusCrassus #Cicero #CatoTheYounger #RomanRepublic #MithridatesVI #CilicianPirates #LexVatinia #LateRepublic #RomanHistory #Italy #AncientRome #FexingoHistory #History #Podcast #TheStoryOfItaly Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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