Sextus Pompeius (67 BC-35 BC) was the son of Pompey the Great and the leader of Pompey's Rome. Pompeius was an enemy of the Second Triumvirate and his base was Sardinia, Corsica, and Sicily.
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Sextus at the 34 BC Battle of Syracuse
Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius was born in 67 BC, the youngest son of Pompey the Great. After his father's assassination in Egypt in 48 BC, he became a leader of the resistance in North Africa and was defeated at the Battle of Munda in 45 BC. His brother Gnaeus Pompeius was killed in the battle by Julius Caesar's army, and he became one of the many leaders during the power vacuum that followed Caesar's death in 44 BC. In 40 BC, his admiral Menas captured Sardinia from Octavian, and he used the islands of Sardinia, Corsica, and Sicily as his bases. Sextus Pompeius used the capture of these islands to disrupt grain shipments to Rome itself, and he also defeated an invasion by Octavian's forces before 41 BC. He proved to be a major menace to Octavian's Rome, as his fleets constantly threatened the coast of Italy. In 39 BC, he made peace with Octavian and planned for an invasion of the Parthian Empire. However, the peace broke down and on 3 September 36 BC, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa defeated his navy at the Battle of Naulochus while it was trapped against the shore. Pompeius fled Sicily for Asia Minor, but was captured in Miletus and was executed violently without trial - this violated Roman law, as he was a Roman citizen.