Let's take a look at the life of Pompey, who is really horribly strong!
Representative of the Sulla faction
Pompey was not born of a prestigious aristocrat, but from the emerging wealthy Equites class, whose father owns a large land near Rome, Praetor (legal officer) and Rome the very best Consul ( He was an influential person who had experience as a consul), but because he was a nobleman, he was rectified by Gaius Marius, a commoner.
Marius died soon, but the nation of the common people continued, and Pompey, a young man, lived to escape from the devil's hands.
Eventually, when Sulla, the representative of the sectarian tribe, marches toward Rome, he joins in and shows an activity to scatter the corps of the civilian sect. He remembered well from Sulla and was basically given preferential treatment, but Sulla told him to divorce his wife at the time and he newly married the daughter of Sulla's relatives.
It can be said that this was in contrast to Julius Caesar, who was an enemy's common sect, who refused to escape when he was told to divorce instead of saving his life.
Pompey was a military genius, although he said everything was all right, but nothing else, he couldn't see any principles or claims in his life.
He may be like a University of Tokyo student who is capable but has no beliefs.
Sulla develops a civilian eradication operation, dispatches Pompey to Sicily and North Africa, and Pompey kicks off the remnants of the commoner with the force of scattering spider cubs.
These areas, which can be called the breadbasket of Rome, were important areas boasting one-third of the total wheat production in Rome.
Pompey Magnus
Pompey's strength was unprecedented in long Roman history.
Therefore, Pompey will be called "Imperator" by his soldiers and "Magnus" by Sulla.
The triumphal ceremony was held in Rome because of the results of the war, when he was only 25 years old. The triumphal ceremony of that year was unique and was the youngest record in Roman history.
Roman citizens tend to respect their age, and the qualifications for official residence are usually obtained after the age of 30, and the commander-in-chief, Consul, cannot even run for the age of 40. ..
Despite this, Pompey was only 25 years old and had a triumphal ceremony before he had obtained the official post.
700 years after the founding of Rome, it can be said that it is the best military talent and the best military achievement.
The momentum does not know to diminish when Sulla dies, but rather begins to accelerate as if the tag had come off.
Pompey goes to conquer the pirates who have devastated Greece when he wipes out the remaining common people in Spain.
There is a story that the turbulence of Spartacus was settled on the way, but since there is a part that I do not know whether Crassus settled or Pompey settled, I will assume that it is a credit of Crassus for the time being in this blog. Otherwise, Crassus's credit will die ...
Greek pirates have been ferocious and organized, and young Julius Caesar has also been captured and ransomed (although Caesar has since organized a corps at his own expense to defeat the pirates on his own). ..
There is no reason for pirates to become Pompey's opponents, and this is also settled in a blink of an eye. After that, Greece became the sphere of influence of Ponius.
Subsequently, Mithridates, the king of Pontus in Asia Minor, also suppressed like a gale, and when the Mithridates War was ended, he went to Syria as it was and took control of Antigonid Syria and became a Roman province.
Pompey has taken control of the vast regions of Sicily, North Africa, Spain, Greece, Asia Minor and Syria in just 10 years.
It is no exaggeration to say that the momentum is comparable to Alexander the Great.
The name of Pompey Magnus is not Date either.
The triumphal ceremony held in Rome became unprecedented in scale and flashiness, and Rome became a world nation in both name and reality.
The Senate was wary of Pompey's dictatorship, but his corps disbanded before entering Rome, indicating that he had no intention of becoming a dictator.
The result is that Pompey did not take control of his country and spent his entire life as a soldier.
Triumvirate
Everyone thought that Caesar and Pompey would never join hands. After all, Caesar had an open affair with Pompey's wife, which caused him to divorce his wife.
And everyone thought that Pompey and Crassus would never join hands. Crassus was jealous of Pompey's military talent, and Pompey despised Crassus from the bottom of his heart.
But the three joined hands.
It is the first Triumvirate in 60 BC, which is sure to appear in world history textbooks.
Julius and Pompey, Caesar's only daughter, got married.
The Triumvirate violently confronted the Senate, but Pompey became completely discouraged, whether he had done what he was doing or decided to live in love.
At that time, he did not take any military action, only starting construction of the Pompeus Theater.
Eventually Caesar went on an expedition to Gaul (now France), and Crassus went on an expedition to Parthia.
Around this time Pompey became Governor of Hispania and sent his faction to Egypt to cooperate with the coronation of Ptolemy XII.
Eventually, Crassus died in the war, and Caesar's daughter Julia died of illness.
After his wife died, Pompey became a sneak peek, and Caesar was embraced by the Senate, partly because he couldn't leave Gallia.
The Triumvirate has completely collapsed.
The Senate, who embraced Pompey, gained momentum and slammed Caesar with the "Final Recommendation of the Senate." If he did not dissolve the corps, he would be labeled as an "enemy of the nation," but Caesar continued to cross the Rubicon River with his troops and began to march towards Rome.
Indeed, the sword was thrown.
Defeat Caesar a lot
Senator ran away at a glance when he learned that Caesar was coming. Pompey heads to Greece, where the ground is located, in preparation for the decisive battle with Caesar. If Pompey had gone alone at this time, his history would have changed significantly.
French hero Napoleon has left the phrase, "It's not a capable enemy but an incompetent ally that's really scary," but that's probably the case with the Caesar's Civil War.
Pompey had an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers. Besides the numbers, Pompey had an overwhelming advantage.
Caesar asked Pompey for peace, but Pompey refused.
The two heroes fought in Duracchium, Greece, and Pompey won overwhelmingly. Pompey would have won if he pursued as it was, but Pompey, who read that there was an ambush at the withdrawal destination, did not pursue.
That's not the only reason.
Caesar's army is strong, but no supply line has been established. The land of Greece was Pompey's sphere of influence and knew that Caesar could not sustain his corps. So if you leave it alone, Caesar will be at a disadvantage.
On the contrary, Pompey's soldiers were mostly recruits, were not well trained and practiced, and were not as expensive as Caesar's soldiers. Therefore, adopting endurance battle is the way to victory.
However, Pompey was the only one who saw that.
That wasn't the case with the Senate, who were in good shape with the victory at Duracchium. The Senate man was convinced that he could win by hitting Caesar on this occasion.
Pompey is capable but has no beliefs or beliefs. He is good at following what people say, but he cannot make his own judgment. It can be said to be similar to the modern elite class.
Pompey obeyed what the other senators said. And that was fatal.
Battle of the world division! Battle of Pharsalus and Death of Heroes
Pompey side (Senate side):Approximately 60,000, of which 7,000 cavalry
Caesar side:Approximately 23,000, of which 2,000 cavalry are weak
Even if you're not a senator, no one would expect Caesar to win. There are often battles in history that overturn the disadvantages of numbers, but basically there is a big difference in commander's ability, a difference in skill level, or cavalry power like the Second Punic War. This is the case when there are special circumstances such as a difference in.
In Farsalas, the Pompey side was superior in everything.
But I lost.
The cause of the defeat seemed to be unthinkable, but it was very simple.
Pompey lost. It was the only defeat in his life.
But that single defeat determined all of his life, all of his posterity.
The greatest hero in Roman history will continue to be laughed at for centuries with ridicule.
If you win, you are a government army. If you lose, you are a thief army.
Pompey, who tried to revive in Egypt, was killed by Egyptian humans who were afraid of rebellion with Caesar.
His neck was delivered to Caesar. Caesar said he shed tears quietly when he saw it.
He was called Clementia Caesar, and he would have forgiven Pompey no matter how many times he was hostile to him.
Pompey was Caesar's beloved husband, his son-in-law and, of course, his greatest rival, but above all he was an irreplaceable friend.