Pompey the Great: The Roman Alexander by Lee Fratantuono is a narrative history and biography published in 2024 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4jTbjr5

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The book provides an accessible introduction to Pompey, rooted in a close examination of surviving sources.

Key aspects of the book:

• It aims to be fair and impartial to both Pompey and Caesar, recognizing their extraordinary military talents.
• It explores Pompey's life as a story with a "not altogether unhappy ending," despite his defeat by Caesar.
• The book focuses on Pompey’s role in the transformation of the Roman Republic to empire ...