Historical eventSeptember 336 BCE

War between Sextus Pompey and the Second Triumvirate

The Sicilian revolt against the Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic ended when the fleet of Sextus Pompey, the rebel leader, was defeated at the Battle of Naulochus.

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September 3 36 BCE
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At a glance

Dates: 42 BCE – 36 BCE.

Place: Sicily, Italy.

Type: civil war.

What came before

Part of: Wars of Augustus.

Context Sextus' father, Pompey , had been an enemy of Julius Caesar for many years, and this enmity finally boiled over in 49 BC with the beginning of Caesar's Civil War . Pompey was executed in 48 BC by the Egyptians, but Sextus and his brother, Gnaeus Pompeius , continued fighting until 45 BC, when it was clear that Caesar was the victor. After Munda , Sextus' brother was hunted down and died fighting, but Sextus himself escaped to Sicily and kept a low profile for a while.

What happened

The Sicilian revolt against the Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic ended when the fleet of Sextus Pompey, the rebel leader, was defeated at the Battle of Naulochus.

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