Quintus Valerius Pompey
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| Name | Quintus Valerius Pompey |
| Portrayed by | Rick Warden |
| Class | Plebian |
| Family | Pompey (father) Cornelia Metella (step-mother) |
| Allies | Pompey Servilia of the Junii Optimates |
| Enemies | Caesar Titus Pullo Lucius Vorenus |
| Appearances | 1-3 "An Owl in a Thornbush" 1-10 "Triumph" 1-11 "The Spoils" 1-12 "Kalends of February" 2-1 "Passover" |
Quintus Valerius Pompey is a fictional character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series, Rome, played by Rick Warden. The basis for this character is unclear. There is no historical mention of a Quintus Valerius Pompey, but the character may be meant to represent both Sextus Pompeius and Gnaeus Pompeius. He also exhibits some of traits reportedly held by the Optimate general Titus Labienus.
[edit] Personality
An unpleasant and violent man, Quintus is somewhat unpleasant to be around. He pours a constant stream of threats and insults towards enemies, friends and allies. He is however fiercely loyal to his father and the republic. He also possesses a considerable talent at political skulduggery, interrogation and subterfuge in general.
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[edit] Character history
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A brutal and pragmatic man, who is initially an effective tool of his father Pompey Magnus. He was commander of the Tyrrhenian fleet, "Neptune's Scourge," probably a reference to the historical Sextus Pompeius.
He crossed paths with Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus while attempting to recapture the stolen treasury gold of Rome - which resulted in his capture and deliverance to Caesar.
After the defeat and destruction of the Optimates' forces, and the death of his father, he lacks the structure and control that his father had provided all his life, and is lost, slipping into drunken decay, living only for revenge.
He is taken in by Servilia, who provides him with a "purpose and structure" again as he aids her with the anti-Caesar propaganda campaign.
After Caesar is assassinated, he is killed by Marc Antony, whom he had earlier tried to kill.
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