Examples of using "Pompey" in a sentence and their english translations:
before the range of Pompeys siege engines and light troops, Pompey would try to save
led by his arch-rival, Pompey Magnus.
around Pompey’s position.
Caesar had significantly inferior forces in comparison to Pompey’s so naturally Pompey
approaching via Macedonia in order to reinforce Pompey.
to 24km and Pompey’s lines were stretched just under 13km, even though Pompey managed
loses (20 men in comparison with Pompey’s 2000).
river or stream that was running through Pompey’s lines.
By the beginning of June Pompey needed to break the stalemate.
Pompey decided to strike there and he would initiate what would prove to be the decisive
Pompey must have heard about Caesar’s landing and immediately understood his intentions.
Caesar and Pompey were now facing each other across another river, these delaying tactics
reputation throughout the empire would suffer deeply if it became known that he was confined
Pompey would not allow Marc Antony to link up with Caesar without attempting an interception.
The rapid pace of Caesar ultimately deterred Pompey from continuing his attempt to intercept
His reasons were the following, Pompey was significantly stronger in cavalry and he could
ability of Pompey’s cavalry to forage and render it militarily useless and difficult
While Caesar was being busy trying to expand his line of fortifications to confine Pompey
Even though Pompey was determined not to come to a general engagement he nonetheless frequently
by adding an outer rampart and in addition Pompey had ordered the construction of a new
Meanwhile Pompey, who was stationed at the city of Beroia, was declared the supreme commander
Dyrrachium through a ragged and concealed path, his objective to cut off Pompey from
The subterfuge was successful and Caesar managed to beat Pompey to the coast, cutting off his
Taking into consideration the fact that Pompey’s position was surrounded by rough and high
At dusk of 9 July Pompey prepared an amphibious assault against the vulnerable position of
Pompey, seeing the critical situation his army was facing gathered 5 legions from the
were immensely beneficial for Pompey who could afford to fight a war of attrition since his
a well-supplied and larger army with a smaller and thinly stretched one, while Pompey was
He needed to force Pompeys hand and simultaneously secure his position in order to be able to
on a level ground and offered Pompey battle, being careful to advance his legionaries just
Two officers of Caesar’s Gallic cavalry defected to Pompey and informed him of a certain weak
He was trying to deprive Pompey from his western coastal provinces and cut off the supply depos
at the same time Pompey launched an all out assault across Caesar’s line of fortifications.
He broke camp and marched his army eastwards with the intention to deceive Pompey and hide
Of course Pompey’s large cavalry force and pack animals meant that the fodder was running
of Pompey, and Caesar now realizing that his plan had failed and his siege lines were broken,
within a compass as narrow as possible, Pompey saw and realized what was going on and immediately