What is "pompeian"

Usage examples of "pompeian".

But while Petreius, the engineers and some of the men busied themselves with this, most of the Pompeian soldiers were idle.

Afranius and Petreius were deciding to head for Illerda rather than cross the Iberus, disaffection in the Pompeian ranks was spreading rapidly.

Nor was he prepared to listen when more detached people explained to him that the Pompeian ships were infinitely superior to the tubs poor Dolabella had under his command.

It would be a titanic struggle between one veteran force and anotherbut fought on Pompeian ground in Pompeian country.

His oldest son stuck to his resolve with true Pompeian tenacity, and had his way.

Labienus arrived on the very day that negotiations were scheduled to commence between Caesar and a Pompeian delegation led by one of the Terentii Varrones.

The seas were falling, the wind out of the south no more than a breeze, and the horizon from the top of a hill showed no sign of a ship, let alone a Pompeian fleet.

Caelius had managed to scrape up about three cohorts of debt-ridden Pompeian veteransall addicted to wine and grand ideas.

Publius Sulla then proceeded to prevent the five Pompeian legions from returning behind their own lines.

Who, assisted by a few cohorts of infantry, drove the Pompeian cavalry off with heavy losses.

Varro learned what a Pompeian temper tantrum looked like, complete with tears, gnawed knuckles, plucked tufts of hair, drumming of heels and fists on the floor, broken cups and plates, mangled furniture.

It ought not to take more than two legions of hoary old Pompeian veterans to deal with Brutus.

The whole country groaned, but was in no condition to deal with an invasion by Quintus Sertorius, especially reinforced by four legions of Pompeian troops.

When finally he was released it was because the Pompeian broom was so imminent that the settlement had no alternative than to disband.

Pompey, written after Metellus Nepos had arrived in the Pompeian fold.