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Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo was a Roman general and politician, the father of Pompey the Great. As consul in 89 BCE he commanded in the Social War, captured the rebel city of Asculum after a long siege, and passed a law granting Latin rights to Transpadane Gaul. He died in 87 BCE during the civil war between Marius and Sulla.
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