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Pompey, until his defeat at the hands of Julius Caesar was the leading Roman of his generation. His political touch may not always have been sure but as a military commander he was outstanding. In turn he disposed of anti-Sullan rebels, Lepidus, Sertorius, the Pirates and Mithridates. The position he craved for himself was quite simple: he wished to be the first man in the state and, as such, not to act as her destroyer but saviour. |
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Quarries and marble trade in Asia Minor (antiquity) |
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