# Pompey the Great — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Pompey the Great in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pompey, Sextus Pompey, Gnaeus Pompey, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-the-deified-julius

## Who they are

The conqueror of the East, Caesar's son-in-law turned rival, whose prestige could not survive Pharsalus.

## Relationships

### [Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/characters/augustus)

_rivalry_

Augustus (as Octavian) was a key member of the Second Triumvirate that defeated Pompey's sons and avenged Julius Caesar's assassination.

## In the story

### [Book I: The Deified Julius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-i-the-deified-julius)

Caesar's rival; fled to Brundisium and later defeated at Pharsalus.

### [Book II: The Deified Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-ii-the-deified-augustus)

Connected to Augustus's maternal family through Balbus, and his son Sextus Pompeius was an opponent in the civil wars.

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