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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–Parthian invasion of 40 BC occurred after the Pompeians, backed by the Parthian Empire, had been defeated during the Liberators' civil war...
- 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...
- 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...
- The Pompeian Styles are four periods which are distinguished in ancient Roman mural painting. They were originally delineated and described by the German...
- destroying and capturing several Pompeians ships, and began to purse into the harbor, C****ius Dio states that the Pompeians ships were only able to escape...
- 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...
- June – Caesar arrives in Spain; seizes the Pyrenees p****es against the Pompeians L. Afranius and Marcus Petreius. June 7 – Cicero slips out of Italy and...