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First Triumvirate
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Following Crassus's death, the Senate, now desperately seeking to restore its authority, aligned itself with Pompey/). Pompey/), increasingly uncomfortable with the scale of Caesar's military power and popularity—especially after Caesar's perceived affront regarding the legality of Caesar's own divorce proceedings in 54 BCE—all…
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Julius Caesar
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The collapse of the First Triumvirate following the death of Crassus in 53 BCE created an insurmountable political fissure between Caesar/) and Pompey. The Senate, increasingly fearful of Caesar’s/) wealth and the unwavering loyalty of his Gallic legions, recalled him and ordered him to disband his army.
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Pompey The Great
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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106–48 BCE), commonly known in later historiography as Pompey the Great, was a pivotal Roman general and statesman during the Late Roman Republic. His military career began under the shadow of Sulla's dictatorship, where his decisive victories earned him immense popular acclaim and significant constitutional irregularities in his early commands. Pompey navigated the treacherous political landscape of the mid-first ce…
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Pompey The Great
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This political arrangement, while ensuring mutual benefit, concentrated political power outside formal Republican institutions. After the death of Crassus in Parthia (53 BCE) and the deepening political ambitions of Caesar in Gaul, the alliance fractured. The Senate, fearing Caesar's massive military strength, increasingly backed Pompey, restoring him as the constitutiona…