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Pompeian
Pompeian Pom*pe"ian, a. [L. Pompeianus.] Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Pompeii, an ancient city of Italy, buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a. d., and partly uncovered by modern excavations.

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- while his navy destro**** two fleets being built for Caesar, ensuring the Pompeians retained control of the sea lanes. Despite this, in January 48 BC Caesar...
- The Pompeian Styles are four periods which are distinguished in ancient Roman mural painting. They were originally delineated and described by the German...
- Pompeian, Inc. is a food company that was founded in Baltimore in 1906 and produced America's first national brand of imported extra virgin olive oil....
- Pompeian red refers to the color of iron oxide-based mineral pigment with a hue close to red ochre, so named because of its common use in ancient Roman...
- besiege and starve out the Pompeians. Recognizing this, the defenders resolved to try to break through the siege. When the Pompeians began their breakout attempt...
- Pompey's army disintegrated. Many prominent supporters of Pompey (termed Pompeians) surrendered after the battle, such as Marcus Junius Brutus and Cicero...
- 000 Pompeians dead on the field; losses on Caesar's side were lighter, about 1,000.[better source needed] All thirteen standards of the Pompeian legions...
- The Pompeians became cut off on a hill-top between the two lines for five days before Pompey could withdraw them. Caesar reckoned the Pompeian losses...
- the defense of Illyria against Pompeians and with the campaign to regain cities already taken by rebels and the Pompeians. Gaius was entrusted with the...
- The Pompeian Era was a calendar era used by ****enistic cities in Roman Palestine, in particular the cities of the Decapolis. The calendar counted the...