What is "pompeius"

Pompeius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Pompeius may refer to:

• Many ancient Romans; see Pompeius
• Characters in fictional works set in ancient Rome, including:

:* Quintus Valerius Pompey

:* Gnaeus Pompey Magnus (character of Rome)

• Sextus Pompeius Festus, the grammarian usually known as Festus
• Pompeius of Pavia (d. 290), Bishop of Pavia and saint
• Pompeius (butterfly), a genus of butterfly in the grass skipper family
• Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a town in France
• The nickname of the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England, and the nickname of its principal football club, Portsmouth F.C.

Pompeius (died 532) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire and relative of the Emperor Anastasius I (reigned 491–518).