29 September 106 BC: Born in Italy, probably in Picenum (Piceno).

89 – 87 BC: Service on his father’s staff in the Social war.

86 BC: Charged with misappropriation of war booty. Acquitted. Married Antistia.

83-82 BC: Holding no official position he fights on Sullan side in Rome’s first Civil War.

82 BC: Divorces Antistia and marries Aemilia who dies shortly afterwards. Despatched with praetorian imperium to mop up anti-Sullan resistance in Sicily and Africa.

(probably) 81 BC: Triumph over anti-Sullans.

(probably) 80 BC: Married Mucia.

77 BC: With praetorian imperium crushed Lepidus (procos.) who had risen against the government.

77 – 71 BC: War in Spain against Sertorius with propraetorian imperium.

70 BC: Triumph over Spain. Consulship.

67 BC: Lex Gabinia confers an imperium equal to that of the other proconsuls in order to deal with the pirates.

66 BC: Lex Manilia gives Pompey command of the war against Mithridates. The imperium was probably maius i.e. it had overriding authority with regard to others.

62 BC: Returns home.

59 BC: Marries Julia, the daughter of Julius Caesar.

57 BC: Given special commission to ensure the corn supply of Rome (imperium proconsule) for five years.

55 BC: Consul with Spain allotted as a province for five years although he never went there.

54 – 53 BC: Proconsul

54 BC: Julia dies.

52 BC: Consul. Marries Cornelia. Tenure of Spanish provinces renewed.

51 – 50 BC: Continuation of Spanish governorship.

49 BC: Appointed Commander-in-Chief for war against Caesar.