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Pompey Quotes

Pompey bade Sylla recollect that more worshipped the rising than the setting sun.

Pompey bade Sylla recollect that more worshipped the rising than the setting sun.

Plutarch
Rising, Pompey, Sun
Plutarch (2000). “The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Volume II: (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.133, Modern Library

Pompey had fought brilliantly and in the end routed Caesar's whole force... but either he was unable to or else he feared to push on. Caesar [said] to his friends: 'Today the enemy would have won, if they had had a commander who was a winner.'

Plutarch
Enemy, Pompey, Today
"The Life of Pompey". Book by Plutarch,

Great Pompey's shade complains that we are slow, And Scipio's ghost walks unavenged amongst us!

Joseph Addison
Complaining, Pompey, Shade
"Cato, A Tragedy". Play by Joseph Addison, 1713.

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