pompey

What if, instead of deciding to have Pompey killed, Pothinus had him arrested and handed him over to Julius Caesar alive?

IIRC, the first triumvirate originally intended for Pompey to be the one to invade Parthia, but he was too in love with his wife to leave her, and so Crassus went instead. What if Pompey had invaded Parthia, as planned?

In 75 BCE, Pompey faced off against Quintus Sertorius at the Battle of Sucro river. During the fighting, he was wounded in the thigh. What if he had been killed instead of just injured?

I've been thinking how republicanism and democratic ideals have burned brightly for millennia, and how of course many of us would die to keep that flame from being extinguished. However, what if the dictatorial and tyrannical rule of kings had restarted, reversing the glorious Roman Revolution...

OTL, Julius Ceasar was a semi-obscure governor and general, who conquered most of gaul' major areas, and all of Britainia. He was extremely popular with his men and Rome as a whole, but he never was able to go for a second consulship, as he was killed in an expedition to Caeledonia. Britannia...

Rome was subject to many civil wars and internal divisions throughout the first century BCE, with different generals and politicians carving out their own spheres of influence throughout the empire. During this time of internal strife, could it be possible that Rome could permanently fracture...

-Perhaps Egypt stays out of the war, making Pompey's army weaker and allowing Caesar to take over the republic. Would there be any significant effect today?- Sorrry wrong thing

And she doesn't die in childbirth keeping Caesars alliance with Pompey. Does the civil war still break out any time soon? Will the republic endure? Will Caesars grandchild end up inheriting Caesars legacy and a good chunk of Pompey's as well?

I've seen some discussions regarding Pompey's victory at Pharsalus, but what about a draw? What if either side gained any kind of victory? What do Caesar and Pompey do then? Does Caesar attempt to withdraw from Greece, or does he try to goad Pompey into another battle? Is there any room for a...

Pompey disbanded the army, then went to Rome and demanded that the Senate should give his veterans land and that his dispositions in the east should be accepted. This was refused. So, why did he disband his army? If he had brought it to Rome, his demands would no doubt have been accepted. Pomepy...

Very shortly before he was killed OTL by Milo, Publius Clodius Pulcher had an altercation with former ally Mark Antony, who was now sleeping with his wife at the time. To quote Goldsworthy: "His old quarrel with Clodius reignited and on one occasion a sword-armed Mark Antony let a group that...

Supposing Julius Ceasar was killed sometime following his victory over Pompey (48 BC) but prior to his final return to Rome (September 45 BC)? Some possible opportunities: Falls in Siege of Alexandria (late 48 to early 47 BC) Cassius assassinates him in Tarsus (May 47 BC) Falls at Battle of...

When Julius Ceasar ran for Consul in 60 BCE (for the year 59 BCE), he intended for his co-consul to be his "running mate", Lucius Lucceius; instead, he got paired with Marcus Calpurnius Biblius, an old colleague who hated his guts. What interests me here is that, not only was Lucceius something...

According to Robert Harris*, after Cicero fled Rome as Clodius was moving against him, he might have turned back and returned to the city; he could have fought the tribune on the law that would exile him, and, because Ceasar was leaving Rome for the Gaul expedition, Cicero had a good chance of...