person
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Pompey
Pompey the Great, instanced by Livy as a recent example of fortune turning against a long career.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 9 §17 Pompey the Great
Pompey the Great, named by Livy as a man whom a long life laid open to a turning fortune.
- The History of Rome, Book 30 §45 Pompey
Gnaeus Pompeius, surnamed Magnus ('the Great'), cited by Livy as a parallel for honorific surnames.