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 | | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was born on September 29, 106 BC, as the son of heir of Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, an extremely wealthy man from the Italian region of. |
 | | In 71 BC, at only 35 years of age (see cursus honorum), Pompey was elected Consul for the first time, serving in 70 BC as junior partner of Crassus, with the overwhelming support of the Roman population. |
 | | By 56 BC, the bonds between the three men were fraying; Caesar called first Crassus, then Pompey, to a secret meeting in the northern Italian town of Luca to rethink both strategy and tactics. |
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