Sextus Pompey
Background
Sextus Pompey was the youngest son of Gnaeus Pompey, or Pompey the Great as he is sometimes referred to. Sextus Pompey fled to Egypt, in 48 BC, with his father but saw his father murdered through treachery in the same year. He joined the resistance to Caesar in the African provinces with the likes of Mettelus Scipio, the stoic Cato the Younger and his brother Gnaeus Pompey. On the 17th March, 45 BC, the two Pompey brothers were defeated by Caesar in Hispania at the Battle of Munda; Gnaeus Pompey was executed but Sextus Pompey managed to flee to Sicily.
Resistance to the Second Triumvirate
In 40 BC, Sextus' fleet raided the port of Ostia from Octavian; blaming the triumvirs for these raids, the people began to riot at the Forum - thinking that he could solve the issues by intercepting with the Praetorian Guard, Octavian had to be saved by Antony's troops.
In 39 BC, the Pact of Misenum was signed in which Sextus, who had control of Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and the Peloponessus, was recognised by the Triumvirate and was promised to be made a consul in later years. This ended the blockade on Italy's grain supply.
This pact did not last long due to the volatile relationship between Octavian and Antony so Octavian tried to invade Sicily but failed twice in 37 BC and August, 36 BC. However, in September of 36 BC, Agrippa defeated Sextus at the naval Battle of Naulochus; Sextus managed to flee to Asia Minor but had lost his support base through this defeat.
Sextus was eventually captured in 35 BC at Miletus, where he was summarily executed by order of Marcus Titius, who was under the influence of Antony. Octavian would later use this murder of a Roman citizen against Antony.
In 39 BC, the Pact of Misenum was signed in which Sextus, who had control of Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and the Peloponessus, was recognised by the Triumvirate and was promised to be made a consul in later years. This ended the blockade on Italy's grain supply.
This pact did not last long due to the volatile relationship between Octavian and Antony so Octavian tried to invade Sicily but failed twice in 37 BC and August, 36 BC. However, in September of 36 BC, Agrippa defeated Sextus at the naval Battle of Naulochus; Sextus managed to flee to Asia Minor but had lost his support base through this defeat.
Sextus was eventually captured in 35 BC at Miletus, where he was summarily executed by order of Marcus Titius, who was under the influence of Antony. Octavian would later use this murder of a Roman citizen against Antony.