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Pompeius Strabo

135 BC - 87 BC

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Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo (c. 135 – 87 BC) was a Roman general and politician, who served as consul in 89 BC. He is often referred to in English as Pompey Strabo, to distinguish him from his son, the famous Pompey the Great, or from Strabo the geographer. Strabo, the cognomen, means "cross eyed". He lived in the Roman Republic and was born and raised into a noble family in Picenum (in the south and the north of the modern regions of Marche and Abruzzo respectively) in central Italy, on the Adriatic Coast. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pompeius Strabo has received more than 70,224 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Pompeius Strabo is the 4,893rd most popular politician (down from 3,873rd in 2019), the 1,439th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,190th in 2019) and the 338th most popular Italian Politician.

Pompeius Strabo was a Roman poet and satirist. He is most famous for his poem "The War of the Romans and the Sabines" which is an account of the war between the Romans and the Sabines.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pompeius Strabo ranks 4,893 out of 19,576. Before him are Karl von Habsburg, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Anawrahta, Francis V, Duke of Modena, Iziaslav II of Kiev, and José María Morelos. After him are Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Vologases III of Parthia, Milan Hodža, Rudolf Brandt, Nakşidil Sultan, and Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 135 BC, Pompeius Strabo ranks 5. Before him are Posidonius, Gaius Julius Caesar, Lucius Cornelius Cinna, and Antiochus IX Cyzicenus. After him are Lucius Julius Caesar, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos. Among people deceased in 87 BC, Pompeius Strabo ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Wu of Han. After him are Marcus Antonius, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur, Lucius Julius Caesar, Lucius Cornelius Merula, and Gnaeus Octavius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pompeius Strabo ranks 1,439 out of 5,161. Before him are Vito Genovese (1897), Coluccio Salutati (1331), Giuseppe Cesari (1568), Valentino Mazzola (1919), Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819), and Pietro Gasparri (1852). After him are Giovanni Ferrari (1907), Gaetano Mosca (1858), Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1412), Dicaearchus (-350), Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484), and Frank Lentini (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Pompeius Strabo ranks 338. Before him are Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (-220), Giovanni il Popolano (1467), Pietro II Orseolo (961), Alberic II of Spoleto (911), Coluccio Salutati (1331), and Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819). After him are Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1412), Frank Lentini (1889), Gaetano Bresci (1869), Jacopo Tiepolo (1150), Claudia de' Medici (1604), and Drusus Caesar (7).

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