Editing Pompey (section)

==Chronology of Pompey's life and career==
* 29 September 106&nbsp;BC – Born in [[Picenum]];
* 86 BC – Marriage to Antistia;
* 89&nbsp;BC – Serves under his father at Asculum (during the [[Social War (91–87 BC)|Social War]]);
* 83&nbsp;BC – Aligns with [[Sulla]], after his return from the [[First Mithridatic War]] against King [[Mithridates VI of Pontus]], raising a legion and cavalry in hopes of joining him;{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2004|p=174}}
* 83–82&nbsp;BC – Fights for Sulla during the war in Italy. First as cavalry commander then joint-commands and finally commanding an independent army.
* 82&nbsp;BC – Divorce by Antistia and marriage to Aemilia at the behest of Sulla, but Aemilia is already pregnant and eventually dies during childbirth;{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2004|p=179}}
* 82–81&nbsp;BC – Defeats [[Gaius Marius]]' allies in Sicily and Africa;
* 81&nbsp;BC – Returns to Rome and celebrates first triumph;
* 79&nbsp;BC – Pompey marries [[Mucia Tertia]], of the [[Mucia gens|Mucii Scaevolae]] family;{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2004|p=179}}
* 79&nbsp;BC – Pompey supports the election of [[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 78 BC)|Marcus Aemilius Lepidus]], who openly revolts against the Senate a few months later. Pompey suppresses the rebellion with an army raised from [[Picenum]] and puts down the rebellion, killing the rebel [[Marcus Junius Brutus (tribune 83 BC)|Marcus Junius Brutus]], father of [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Brutus]], who would go on to assassinate [[Julius Caesar]];{{sfn|Goldsworthy|2004|p=180, 181}}
* 76–71&nbsp;BC – Campaign in [[Hispania]] against [[Sertorius]];
* 71&nbsp;BC – Returns to Italy and participates in the suppression of a [[Third Servile War|slave rebellion]] led by [[Spartacus]], obtaining his second triumph;
* 70&nbsp;BC – First consulship (with [[Marcus Licinius Crassus]]);
* 67&nbsp;BC – Defeats the pirates and goes to the province of Asia;
* 66–61&nbsp;BC – Defeats King Mithridates of Pontus, ending the Third Mithridatic War;
* 64–63&nbsp;BC – Marches through Syria, the Levant, and Judea;
* 61 BC – Divorce by Mucia Tertia;
* 29 September 61&nbsp;BC – Third triumph;
* April 59&nbsp;BC – The so-called first [[triumvirate (ancient Rome)|triumvirate]] is constituted. Pompey allies with [[Julius Caesar]] and Crassus, marrying Caesar's daughter [[Julia (daughter of Caesar)|Julia]];
* 58–55&nbsp;BC – Governs Hispania Ulterior by proxy, while the Theater of Pompey is constructed;
* 55&nbsp;BC – Second consulship (with Marcus Licinius Crassus), and the Theater of Pompey is finally inaugurated;
* 54&nbsp;BC – [[Julia (wife of Pompey)|Julia]] dies in childbirth, and the first triumvirate ends;
* 52&nbsp;BC – Serves as sole consul for an [[Mercedonius|intercalary month]],{{sfn|Abbott|1963|p=114}} but has a third ordinary consulship with Metellus Scipio for the rest of the year, marrying his daughter [[Cornelia Metella]];
* 51&nbsp;BC – Forbids Caesar (in Gaul) to stand for consulship ''in absentia'';
* 50&nbsp;BC – Falls dangerously ill with fever in Campania, but is saved "by public prayers";<ref>Juvenal, ''Satire X'', p. 283</ref>
* 49&nbsp;BC – Caesar crosses the Rubicon river and invades Italy, while Pompey retreats to Greece with the conservatives;
* 48&nbsp;BC – Caesar defeats Pompey's army near Pharsalus, Greece. Pompey retreats to Egypt and is killed at [[Pelusium]].