Information AboutGnaeus Pompeius Strabo |
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Strabo commanded Roman forces against the Italian Allies in the northern part of Italy. His three Roman Legion s were instrumental in Rome's victory. After his consulship and the war, Strabo retired to Picenum with all of his veteran soldiers. He remained there until 87 BC , when he responded to Lucius Cornelius Sulla 's request for help against Gaius Marius . Strabo had the habit of playing both ends against the middle in the intense politics of the period. Sulla arranged to remove Strabo from command and replace him with a handpicked confederate. Strabo left camp on "personal business" while his soldiers killed the replacement Later, when Strabo died of plague, a mob dragged his body through the streets until a tribune interceded. Strabo's son, the famous Pompey The Great , took the legions back to Picenum once again. EXTERNAL LINK |