Pompeia
Daughter of Sextus Pompeius
About Pompeia
Born 40 BC.
Pompeia Magna (about 42 BC – ?) was the daughter and only child of political rebel Sextus Pompey and Scribonia. Pompeia was the only child born to the sons of triumvir Pompey.
Biography In 39 BC, at the peace of Misenum, Sextus Pompey had betrothed Pompeia to Marcus Claudius Marcellus, the nephew to the heir of Roman Dictator Julius Caesar, Octavian, and a son to Octavian's elder sister Octavia Minor. Pompeia and Marcellus in the end never married. She accompanied her father as they fled into Anatolia in 36 BC. After this moment, Pompeia is not mentioned again in Roman sources.
In the past it was commonly held based on speculation that she had married her maternal uncle Libo, but this has been largely rejected by modern scholars.
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Important facts
Frequently asked questions
Who was Pompeia?
daughter of Sextus Pompeius
When was Pompeia born?
Pompeia was born in 40 BC.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Pompeia (daughter of Sextus Pompeius)
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