[Kenny Bunk]

Pompeius=Pompey, Caesar’s quondam son-in-law, and later “Republican” rival, who never could understand why he didn’t get any bigtime kudos for this pretty darn good campaign.

[Verginius Rufus]

The name should be Pompeiopolis. Pompey finished off the war against Mithridates the Great and made many arrangements for the lands he had conquered (either made into provinces or left in the hands of friendly kings). He founded this and other cities (urban life had apparently not been very widespread in this part of Asia Minor but the Romans encouraged cities). Pompey's enemies in the Senate blocked ratification of his arrangements, which finally led Pompey to form an alliance with Julius Caesar and Crassus, the so-called First Triumvirate.