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    Pompey in the East

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    After his victory over Mithridates, the opportunities for Pompey in the East were enormous. Armenia, Cilicia, Pontus, Bithynia, Mesopotamia and Judaea all fell under Roman sway with Pompey's campaigns. Even the powerful Parthians had to take notice of Rome's achievements.

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    Roman Timeline 2nd Century AD

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    The Roman Timeline 2nd Century AD has been added to our timeline section. This period of Roman History starts with the Dacian Wars of Trajan and end with Septimius Severus affirming his victory in the civil wars that followed the death of Commodus.
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    Third Mithridatic War

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    The Third Mithridatic War against Mithridates VI, King of Pontus, was really a continuation of the second. Lucullus, the Roman legate in charge of carrying out the war effort, was semi-successful, but ultimately unable to win a final victory. By 67 BC, he had been replaced by the Consul Glabrio, through the efforts of the tribune Gabinius. Pompey later took command and truly earned his cognomen, Magnus.
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    Pompey and the Cilician Pirates

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    Pompey arrived in his territorial command late in 67 BC with a large contingent of ships. His fleet was so large he was able to split the command between 13 naval legates responsible for various sections of the Mediterranean. 60 ships remained under his direct command, which he used as a mobile task force to flush out pirate activity and drive them into the territorial fleets of his commanders. Within 3 months, Cilician Pirates activity on the western Mediterranean was virtually wiped out, and limited to the far east.
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    Pompey the Great

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    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) was born in 106 BC in the northern Italian town of Picenum. Though not a native Roman family, the Pompeys were moderately successful at making inroads into Senate seats. His father, Pompey Strabo, was elected consul in 89 BC, and was an accomplished general who served Rome in the Marsic Social War, as well as the civil wars of Marius and Sulla. By the age of 17, Pompey was an active participant in his father?s campaigns and was busily building a foundation for his own military career....
     
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    Trouble in the East

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    During and after the gladiator slave rebellion of Spartacus there was impending Trouble in the East. The menace of Cilician Pirates, resistance to Roman rule on Crete, and Rome's old nemesis Mithridates VI of Pontus remained a threat. Following the joint consulship of Crassus and Pompey, Pompey would eventually be granted unsual imperium to deal with the problems and bring the east under stable Roman authority.
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    Map of Sicily

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    Due to the overwhelming success of Roman Empire Map we were encouraged to expand on this idea and are now beginning to produce highly detailed maps of each province, starting with Sicily. The Sicilia Map page (and each future province map) will show the exact location of the province as it relates to the empire as a whole. One more click will take you to the expanded and detailed Map of Sicily. We hope you enjoy the new maps. The new province maps won't be available for sale in printed form for the time being. Demand for specific maps likely won't justify the expensive printing costs, but in the future we may package them as a complete set available on CD. Regardless, keep watching for more map additions.
     
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    Defeat of Spartacus

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    With the emergence of Crassus as a competent Roman commander against the slave rebellion of Spartacus, the Defeat of Spartacus was only a matter of time. Still, the accomplishments of the gladiator general are still worthy of historical note, despite his victories against inferior Roman commanders in the Third Servile War.
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    Thracia

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    Roman Province of Thracia
     
    According to the ancient sources, of which they are limited, the Thracians were considered a primitive race. The mountainous regions were home to various warlike and ferocious tribes while the plains were apparently more peaceable due to Greek contact and influence....
     
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    Third Servile War

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    As the Republic continued its decline, the slave revolt of Spartacus was turning into open war. The Third Servile War examines the history of Spartacus and his Roman opponent, Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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