#Sextus Pompey

[brother-emperors]

Plutarch, Antony (trans. Scott-Kilvert)

#wahoo #sextus pompey #ugh. technically. we're in the empire tag from my own chronology regarding how i split the timeline #however sextus pompey gets special rights. on account of being one of my favorites #SO! into the #roman republic tag #he goes! #komiks tag #drawing tag #ALRIGHT. we're done here. i was actually flipping through shakespeare's A&C earlier and turning around some thoughts about how #the antony-octavia marriage in that is actually four people. agrippa and octavian also. #and in turn i was like. well! the antony-octavian voyeurism-cuckold comic could in fact get worse! what fun! #unfortunately i took critical psychic damage @ the realization that if i drew it i would have TWO antony-octavian voyeurism-cuckold comics #that quite frankly the fact that i have already done one is Enough #on the other hand. i am considering thoughts about pompey and antony. intriguing dynamic. sextus is all teeth sometimes and i do like that

[historical-kitten]

Ancient Roman Politicians on a Modern Date

Gaius Julius Caesar: He invites you to a dinner party at his house and is a fairly witty and engaging host, but all of his stories seem to be about himself. However, friends assure you he's "every woman's man and every man's woman," so stick around for the nightcap he offers you if that makes you curious.

Marcus Licinius Crassus: For a man who is absolutely the wealthiest you've ever met, it seems a little convenient that he 'forgot his wallet' on your date to that expensive gastropub, so you couldn't go halfsies and had to pay for both your meals. The gold flake dessert shines bright, but you sort of wish he'd choke on it.

Gnaeus Pompeius Maximus: It's kind of weird how he takes you around to show you his art collection since it mainly consists of statues of himself, but hey, at least he's interested in art? He also tells a lot of stories about himself. However, he has a reputation for being a devoted husband and he's in between spouses, so if you're ready for that, give him a chance.

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus aka Augustus: He literally wrote out a plan for your entire date, how it would go, and what he would say to the most commonly asked smalltalk questions. Do not deviate from his script. He takes you somewhere like a museum or a fancy restaurant where they barely feed you, but although he is polished, his romantic delivery seems a little flat until you run into his best friend Agrippa... They are just besties, right?

Marcus Antonius aka Mark Antony: Ok, there are a couple ways this could go. He is either an absolutely fantastic date who takes you to see a hilarious play and finishes off with a fun night on the town, or he takes you to a bar in a seedy part of town where you dance and drink and party all night. Either way he gives you nice gifts and is charming and funny. On a later date he may take you on the most expensive, romantic, fancy date ever. Most likely a good time date, just don't expect things to get serious unless you're the Queen of Egypt.

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus: He never showed up for your date. Completely ghosted you. You track down his coworkers Mark Antony and Octavian and they say they have no idea where he is either. Weird.

Marcus Agrippa: He takes you on a tour of the city, pointing out all the architecture and finishes this off with dinner. He seems nice, intelligent, and is very attentive to your needs. So why isn't he off the market yet? His attachment to his slightly creepy best friend and roommate Octavian, maybe? They were roommates.

Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius: A much better date than his father, he takes you to his private boat and gives you a seaside tour. He valiantly fights off pirates during your date, but did you catch one of them winking at him? Regardless, it's an unforgettable adventure.

Who would you rather date? And again, I'm sorry, Lepidus.

As always, thanks to @just-late-roman-republic-things for inspiring these posts.

#ancient roman memes #classics memes #ancient rome #ancient roman politicians #first triumvirate #second triumvirate #julius caesar #pompey #crassus #octavian #mark antony #lepidus #agrippa #sextus pompey

[duxfemina]

It's the late Roman Republic...

Now put in the tags what you selected and who you THINK it's referring to... Because I sneakily had at least two people in mind when I made each option and when the poll is over I'll reveal who I had in mind for each option

#roman history #ancient rome #roman empire #how often do you think about the roman empire #ancient history #julius caesar #pompey #augustus #pompeius magnus #caesar #the roman empire is my roman empire #lucullus #crassus #Marius #gaius marius #marian reforms #sulla #pompey the great #mark antony #brutus #Hamilton #and peggy #lepidus #marcus agrippa #sextus pompey #octavian #the Gracchi #Gracchi brothers

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

Facts:

Sextus Pompey was born around 67 BCE, Octavia Minor around 66, and Octavian in 63.

In 59 Octavian was sent to live with his grandparents, Julia (sister of Caesar) and M. Atius Balbus.

Since Pompey was Balbus's first cousin, and Julia was the aunt of Pompey's wife (another Julia), and Pompey was in Rome during 62-49, Pompey and his family almost certainly visited Balbus' home.

Pompey would have brought his kids, Gnaeus and Sextus.

In early 56 Octavian would have been 6, and Sextus Pompey ~10.

Sextus would have heard stories about his dad beating up pirates.

Therefore:

There is a high chance that Sextus Pompey and Octavian first met when they were both banished to the kiddie table at a family reunion, and there's a decent chance they played pirates and Sextus shoved Octavian into the fish pond.

#jlrrt speaks #octavian #sextus pompey #just roman memes #the great roman clusterfuck #we do only the most important research here at jlrrt industries

[theantonian]

SEXTUS POMPEIUS was only 32 years old when he died. Had he bit the bullet and swore fealty to Antony and become a naval commander under Antony, perhaps things could have turned out better for both of them in the long run. Being an experienced and battle-hardened naval commander and learning many lessons from fighting Agrippa on the seas. But as soon as he reaches Antony's side of the Empire after his defeat at Naulochus, he tries to ally himself with the Parthians, Antony's enemies. He then puts up a futile fight against Antony with all the remaining forces. He is captured and killed.

If he had just decided to join Antony, he could have prevented Agrippa from stealing and destroying Antony's ships at the Battle of Actium. Just imagine if he was put in command of the Romano-Egyptian fleet at Actium. Perhaps he could have won that naval engagement for Antony.

#sextus pompey #sextus pompeius #mark antony #marcus agrippa #octavian #rome #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman republic #battle of naulochus #battle of actium #actium #history

[trans-marcus-brutus]

Haha wow Michael posts art on tumblr for the first time in millennia have my messy Antony and Cleopatra doodles for no reason

#tagamemnon #classics tag #antony and cleopatra #shakespeare #artwork #Marcus antonius #cleopatra vii #gnaeus domitius ahenobarbus #Sextus Pompey #Octavius Caesar #my art #history #Shakespeare art #idfk #sketch

[rambleonwithrosie]

Okay of these three characters (all historical and real) who would you most be interested in reading novel/s about?

Pompeius Magnus - rule breaker, golden boy, literally the most likable guy, builder of great buildings and most successful general ever pretty much. He also respects women which is just unheard of in his day to the point people make fun of him for it. He's also got a lot of tragedy and loss and the most poignant and cinematic death in all of history

Sextus Pompeius - "pirate", rebel, heart of absolute gold, honorable even to the people who deserve it least. Savior to hundreds, lord of Sicily. Dutiful son of a slain father. Also experiences a lot of loss. The last resistance to the totalitarian triumvirs. Very successful against them for years and largely forgotten by history. He was given the libelous title of "pirate king" but that just makes him sound cooler if you ask me

Pompeia Magna - fatherless at age six, tumultuous childhood that ends with her being put in the care of her uncle (this is where history ends and my made up story for her begins) used as a pawn to curry favor with a man she despises who was responsible for the ruin of her family, proud in spite of her humiliation. Taken under the wing of the "empress" who knew her as a child. She brushes shoulders with some of the big names of her day including the eventual successor to the governing of the empire. Without any true family to guard and protect her she is both more exposed to danger but also capable of more freedom of movement. She navigates the deadly waters of Rome to outlive all her enemies and see the men who put her in harms way brought to justice and to finally achieve her lifelong goal of living in security on her family's ancestral lands

Definitely put any further thoughts in the comments and tags

#roman history #ancient rome #roman empire #how often do you think about the roman empire #ancient history #pompey #pompeius magnus #sextus pompey #julius caesar #augustus #marcus agrippa #marcus antonius #mark antony #pompeia #livia #livia drusilla #Pompeia magna #rome #romans #historical fiction #historical novels #the roman empire is my roman empire

[catilinas]

Final Girl Sextus Pompey

#AND he does necromancy #sextus pompey #pharsalia #beeps

[ancientstuff]

This kind of thing never happens to me. So sad.

#ancient Rome #Roman portrait bust #Sextus Pompey #opshopfinds #archaeology

[brother-emperors]

ngl he was extremely fucking funny for this

Mark Antony: A Biography, Eleanor Goltz Huzar

bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost

#sextus pompey #komiks tag #roman republic tag #sextus gets honorable rights to that tag even tho i split the difference at philippi. btw #drawing tag #the seduction line is a partial jab at myself for writing sextus-antony fic. alas. #also if you have sent me an ask in the last few days. i have seen it. i will reply. soon. at some point. eventually #i am Very Very Tired Right Now Due To Events Happening In My Life. like. augh.

[garland-on-thy-brow]

So... you could say Publius Crassus took after Pompey, but Sextus Pompey definitely took after Crassus (surrounded by ghosts of his father and brother and wants his fucking house back).

They exchanged sons somehow.

#crassus pompey cursed family #sextus pompeius magnus pius #publius licinius crassus #i connected two dots

[duxfemina]

You've heard of Girl Math and Wizard Math but have you heard of Patrician Math? Where you possess all of the ager publicus and keep adding to it with conquest but there's somehow never any land for the veterans who did all of that conquering

#ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #how often do you think about the roman empire #ancient history #patricians #roman patricians #the roman empire is my Roman empire #ager publicus #latifundia #cato #julius caesar #augustus #octavian #sextus pompey #pompey #gnaeus pompeius magnus #Pompeius magnus #land allotment #conflict of the orders #gaius marius #girl math #wizard math #patrician math

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

The Bellum Siculum, Summarized

A wild SEXTUS POMPEY appears! Sextus Pompey destroys Octavian's fleet!

Octavian builds more ships!

A wild STORM appears! The wild STORM destroys Octavian's fleet!

Sextus Pompey steals Octavian's lunch money!

Sextus Pompey's dude defects to Octavian, goes "Sike!" and defects back to Sextus!

Octavian activates the AGRIPPA SIGNAL!

Agrippa teleports in from Germany and terraforms the entrance to Hades into a secret naval base!

🚨Trade Offer!🚨 A wild ANTONY offers Octavian 130 ships in exchange for 20,000 legionaries!

Octavia tells her brother to quit being a SNOT and accept the deal!

Octavian takes the ships! He does not send over the legionaries! He continues being a SNOT!

Antony convinces Agrippa to get married! To a woman!

Octavian makes an offering to NEPTUNE to avoid another storm!

A wild STORM appears! The wild STORM destroys Octavian's fleet! Agrippa's fleet is untouched!

Octavian yells naughty words at NEPTUNE!

Sextus CACKLES, calls himself the Son of NEPTUNE and wears a blue superhero cape to match!

Agrippa defeats Sextus at MYLAE! Sextus flees!

Octavian tries to land on Sicily! Sextus stuffs Octavian's guys into a locker! Octavian flees!

Agrippa captures Sextus' naval base at TYNDARIS!

Lepidus pretends to be RELEVANT!

Agrippa cuts Sextus' supply lines! It's super effective!

Sextus offers a final SHOWDOWN! Octavian hides behind Agrippa!

Agrippa crushes Sextus' fleet at NAULOCHUS! Sicily is taken! The wild Sextus flees and is executed offscreen!

Octavian pretends not to be disappointed that Agrippa is already married! To a woman! Octavian immediately begins plotting to DESTROY ANTONY!

#this is all true btw. sometimes metaphorically but it's true #octavian #marcus agrippa #sextus pompey #bellum siculum #mark antony #just roman memes #jlrrt speaks #jlrrt essays

[f0xgl0v3]

I drew art! Guys I did the thing. Well- I’m in the ever perpetual process of doing the thing but uhhhh,

It’s Mercury and Octavian :3. I’ve affectionately started calling them the Gaea duo and it was a little unintentional to make them together but uhhhh. Yeah! Soon I’ll get maybe Michael and Dakota done, we’ll see. I also have a little comic panel piece for a SoN scene in the works but hhhhhhh-

Also the Octavian one is… probably gonna be re-worked? I like having these pictures as a way to reference my designs for the characters (the Larry one I drew way back when is great). But I’m still working out how I want Octavian to Octavian so uh- yeah. Maybe his siblings will get something one day, like names.

Also tomorrow marks the day I’m forcing myself to sit down and read through the Dark prophecy (as much as I can get through, hopefully all of it because I know I can finish that book in a day *I did it with SoN and tLT to what’s one more?*) and that means Lit stuff.

I love the silly goofy goober. Also maybe Oracle things? The setup for things like Dadonna was interesting and maybe possibly I’ll try my hand at our villains for this arc (I don’t know but ToA Nero has a HOLD on me. Purely just for how silly goofy in the worst way but he like ahfoaksnejak- so excited to see Caligula and Commodus :3)

Or I’ll give up everything and then there will be probably Harley something. Or stuff about the Augurculanum because Octavian so deserved to have one and it’s so weird that he didn’t like omg-

#hehe :3 #pjo hoo toa #hoo #hoo octavian #pjo octavian #pjo oc #pjo art #octavian pjo #octavian hoo #pjo fanart #ToA dark prophecy kind of #I’m sorry but for some reason every single villain Rick Riordan writes sucks me in #Nero was interesting! plus it’s Nero. I mean my current Ancient Rome guy is Pompey the great #(and sextus pompey #i got attached to their family) #okay bye #but also the emperors are fun silly #so excited to see Caligula too (I got over Jason’s death-)

[ghoul-haunted]

yeah......YEAH..........

#i read this book like. two years ago when i was writing a different fic #but im looking at the conspiratorial absences and grey spaces and u know what #the trebonius conspiracy. has unlocked something. sextus pompey has become a full 3D character in my head ONCE MORE

[beholdingslut]

what if you were the leading belligerent of the mediterranean in the late roman republic and i made a canal from the ocean to a lake to secretly train legions of roman soldiers how to fight on ships to defeat you. and we were both boys.

#anyone else get the feeling sextus pompey and agrippa should kiss or is it just me #mp3 #number one at being number two