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An 8 page review of the life of one of Rome’s greatest figures. This paper details how Pompey managed to climb to the upper echelon of Roman society despite the fact that he was not of noble blood. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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to a diversity of factors. One of those factors was the military and political accomplishments of men like Pompey the Great. Pompey rose to the upper echelon of
Roman society because of those very accomplishments. Pompey was not of noble blood yet he hewed a place alongside nobles in Rome. The title "Magnus" itself (a title
translated to mean Great) was bestowed on him by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in recognition of his exceptional military and political accomplishments. Although he
was not of noble blood, Pompey hailed from a wealthy family and the Italian regions of Picenum (Seager, 2002). His father, Pompeius Strabo, had racked up an impressive political
climb himself, rising from his position of quaestor to consul in less than two decades (Haaren, 2005). Pompey received his earliest military experience under the leadership of his father,
fighting valiantly against the Italians until his fathers death. Even as a young adult Pompey was an individual that people took
notice of. Consequently, he made his way into the historical record relatively early in life. To Plutarch he resembled Alexander the Great in appearance. He was remembered
as a popular young man and as someone who seized a cause and pursued it relentlessly. With Strabos death Pompey took the reigns to the family fortunes and then
had the personal resources for the pursuit of such causes. Interestingly, as Plutarch observed, Pompey was not perceived by the commonry in the same light that his father had
been. His father had never found favor among the common citizenry. This shortcoming on his fathers part, Plutarch assures, was not something that held Pompey back.
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