THE SONS OF POMPEY THE GREAT: Gnaeus Pompeius the Younger and Sextus Pompeius

Pompey's sons Sextus and Gnaeus navigate politics, diplomacy, and epic land-and-sea battles as they challenge Caesar and the Second Triumvirate. Details how after the defeat and death of their father in 48 BC, the sons of Pompey carried on the struggle against Julius Caesar in Spain, Africa, and Sicily. Further explores how the brothers were defeated at the battle of Munda, and Gnaeus was killed. Sextus developed Sicily as his own private de facto kingdom, a secure naval base that supported his powerful fleet in far-flung operations. Allying himself with Caesar's assassins, he fought the forces of the Second Triumvirate, not least Caesar's adoptive son Octavian and his master admiral Agrippa, until finally caught and executed in 35 BC. Contains 16 color illustrations.