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Pompeius

Pompey

A wealthy Pompeius, kinsman of the emperor Gaius (Caligula), who --- though master of rivers --- was starved of bread and water in the emperor's palace. Not Pompey the Great, whose proverbial wealth the name evokes.

Reading notes

On Tranquility of Mind §11.10 Pompey
A wealthy kinsman of Caligula starved to death in the imperial palace --- not Pompey the Great, though the name carries that proverbial wealth.

Mentioned in 12 works (38 mentions)

Consolation to Marcia phil · 3 mentions

Consolation to Polybius phil · 1 mention

§15 Pompeius

On Anger phil · 2 mentions

On the Shortness of Life phil · 2 mentions

The Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius Satire · 2 mentions

On the Firmness of the Wise Man phil · 1 mention

§1.3 Pompey

On Mercy phil · 1 mention

§1.9 Pompey

On Benefits phil · 4 mentions

On Tranquility of Mind phil · 3 mentions

Moral Letters to Lucilius phil · 16 mentions

Natural Questions phil · 2 mentions

On Providence phil · 1 mention

§3.14 Pompey