Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey

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The Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey was a major civil war episode of the late Roman Republic in which Sextus Pompey used his naval power from Sicily to challenge the Second Triumvirate’s control over Rome’s grain supply and Mediterranean sea routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
episode of the Roman civil wars ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
commander Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus

Sextus Pompey ⓘ
linked to: Sextus Pompeius
conflictType civil war of the late Roman Republic ⓘ
naval war ⓘ
endTime 36 BC ⓘ
hasCause Sextus Pompey’s control of Sicily and its fleet ⓘ
conflict between Pompeian faction and Caesarian faction ⓘ
power vacuum after Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ
hasEffect disruption of Mediterranean sea routes ⓘ
famine and shortages in Rome ⓘ
rise in prominence of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ
strengthening of Octavian after victory ⓘ
threat to Rome’s grain supply ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic ⓘ
location Sicily ⓘ
Strait of Messina ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ
western Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
mainBelligerent Second Triumvirate ⓘ
Sextus Pompey ⓘ
linked to: Sextus Pompeius
namedAfter Sextus Pompey ⓘ
linked to: Sextus Pompeius
opponent Lepidus ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus

Second Triumvirate ⓘ
opposedBy Roman Senate aligned with the Second Triumvirate ⓘ
partOf Roman civil wars ⓘ
power struggle following Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ
result consolidation of Octavian’s power in the West ⓘ
defeat of Sextus Pompey ⓘ
end of major Pompeian resistance ⓘ
restoration of grain supply to Rome ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Naulochus ⓘ
Roman grain blockade ⓘ
Treaty of Misenum ⓘ
naval blockade of Italy ⓘ
startTime circa 43 BC ⓘ
strategicObjective control of Rome’s grain supply ⓘ
control of western Mediterranean sea routes ⓘ
political recognition and power for Sextus Pompey ⓘ
supportedBy Pompeian loyalists ⓘ
refugees and exiles from the proscription lists ⓘ

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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa → militaryConflict → Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey ⓘ
Battle of Naulochus → follows → Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey ⓘ
Portus Julius → associatedWithConflict → Sicilian revolt ⓘ
subject linked to: Portus Julius naval base
linked to: Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
Final War of the Roman Republic → precededBy → Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey ⓘ
Bellum Perusinum → followedBy → Sicilian revolt ⓘ
linked to: Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
Pact of Misenum (39 BC) → relatedToConflict → Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompeius ⓘ
linked to: Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey