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The Life of Pompey Magnus Part I | The Rising Sun
Pompey the Great is that guy, trust me.
A quick note about Pompey's triumph. We don't actually know the date of his triumph, but we think it was in 81, so his age is around 24, 25ish.
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https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Lucullus*.html
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