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| When did Pompey and his army flee to Greece when defeated by Julius Caesar. Who else accomanied them. Where were they defeated |
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48 B.C.
Many Senators
Pharsalus |
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| Who was in the First Triumvirate. When was the First Triumvirate created. |
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Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar
60 B.C. |
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| Who was Lucius Cornelius Sulla |
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He was a dictator of Rome for an unlimited period in 82 B.C.
He obtained his position with brute force and military power, but was doing it to but the republic back into power. |
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| Who was Gnaeus Pompeius. When was he born. |
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He raised an army for Sulla The Great.
He was also an indifferent public speaker.
He was born in 106 B.C. |
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| Which member of the First Triumvirate can be best discribed as crafty. |
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| Who was Crassus. Why can he be discribed as crafty. |
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| He was a wealthy man since he was a financer, and controlled the local fire department. He can be described as crafty since he would have his fire department stand next to a house on fire and make the owner of the house agree to sign a contract making the house sold to Crassus for next to nothing. |
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| Why did Pompey and Crassus join together. |
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| The both wanted to have consulship so that was when they were fighting, but when they were both denied. Since both of their armies were influential, in 70 B.C. they both became consols. |
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| What happened when Crassus, and Pompey had consolship. |
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They extended the roman empire from the mediteranian to Euphrates.
They made the Middle East have security that did not exist since Alexander the Great |
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