POMPEYS (Cneius and Sextus), his sons, com-
manded a powerful army when they lost their illustrious
father. Julius Cæsar pursued them into Spain, and de-
feated them at the battle of Munda, in which Cneius
was slain, 45 B. C. Sextus made himself master of
Sicily; but being defeated in the celebrated naval en-
gagement at Actium by Augustus and Lepidus, he
fled to Asia with only 7 ships, the remains of his fleet,
which consisted of more than 350; and from thence,
unable to continue the war, he was obliged to retire
to Lesbos, where renewing the war by raising an army,
and seizing on some considerable cities, Marcus Titius,
in the interest of Marc Antony, gave him battle, de-
feated him, took him prisoner, and basely put him to
death, 35 B. C. See ROME.
POMPEY'S-Pillar. See ALEXANDRIA, p. 393.