Pompey

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106 – 48 BCE), also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. He was also the son-in-law of Julius Caesar, having married his daughter .
==Biography==
Pompey was a close ally of the pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes during his exile from Egypt after being deposed in favor of his daughter . As a gift of the alliance, Pompey commissioned the shield "Remission",Assassin's Creed: Origins and in 55 BCE, sent General Aulus Gabinius to lead an army to help the pharaoh restore his throne.Echoes of History: Behind the Legends – Episode 2: Cleopatra These Roman soldiers would later become the Gabiniani who settled down in Alexandria to protect the pharaohs.Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide
During the Roman Civil War, Pompey was defeated by Caesar, causing him to flee. In 48 BCE in the Aegean Sea, Pompey was assisted by Aya and Phoxidas, who had been sent by Cleopatra to initiate an alliance. Pompey accepted the offer and declared that his fleet will make way for Egypt immediately.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Pompeius Magnus
Shortly after his arrival in Egypt, Pompey was ambushed by Lucius Septimius and the Gabiniani sent by Ptolemy XIII, Cleopatra's younger brother. Pompey was slain and beheaded by Septimius, despite him having served the Roman general in 67 BCE in the Mediterranean Sea. The decapacitated corpse of Pompey was later found by Bayek and Aya, followed by Cleopatra and Apollodorus, who arrived too late to assist the general.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Way of the Gabiniani
==Legacy==
After his death, Pompey's head was brought back to Alexandria by Septimius. Ptolemy XIII hoped to use the head as means to gain favor from Julius Caesar, who had pursued Pompey to Egypt. The plan ultimately failed, as Julius Caesar later sided with Cleopatra against Ptolemy.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Aya: Blade of the Goddess
==Behind the scenes==
Historically, Pompey died in , a city located at the eastern extremes of the Nile Delta. In Origins however, he died in the Herakleion Nome. Also, it was said that Caesar planned in pardoning Pompey for his actions once he captured or surrendered to him, as a means of an alliance.
==Gallery==
Origins Quest12PompeusMagnus Part03.PNG|Pompey on his ship
Origins Quest12PompeusMagnus Part05.PNG|Pompey considering the alliance
ACO Pompey's body.jpg|Pompey's decapitated corpse
ACO Aya Blade of the Goddess 19.png|Caesar receives Pompey's head
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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