I wonder if history will repeat itself?
Chronology of Pompey's life and career
106 BC September 29– Born in Picenum
83 BC– Aligns with Sulla, after his return from the Mithridatic War against King Mithridates IV of Pontus; Marriage to Aemilia Scaura
82–81 BC– Defeats Gaius Marius's allies in Sicily and Africa
81 BC– Returns to Rome and celebrates First triumph
76–71 BC– Campaign in Hispania against Sertorius
71 BC– Returns to Italy and participates in the suppression of a slave rebellion led by Spartacus; Second triumph
70 BC– First consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus)
67 BC– Defeats the pirates and goes to Asia province
66–61 BC– Defeats King Mithridates of Pontus; end of the Third Mithridatic War
64–63 BC– Pompey's March through Syria, the Levant, and Judea
61 BC September 29– Third triumph
59 BC April– The first triumvirate is constituted; Pompey allies to Julius Caesar and Licinius Crassus; marriage to Julia (daughter of Julius Caesar)
58–55 BC– Governs Hispania Ulterior by proxy, construction of Pompey's Theater
55 BC– Second consulship (with M. Licinius Crassus), Dedication of the Theatre of Pompey
54 BC– Julia dies; the first triumvirate ends
52 BC– Serves as sole consul for intercalary month,[54] third ordinary consulship with Metellus Scipio for the rest of the year; marriage to Cornelia Metella
51 BC– Forbids Caesar (in Gaul) to stand for consulship in absentia
50 BC– Falls dangerously ill with fever in Campania, but is saved 'by public prayers'[55]
49 BC– Caesar crosses the Rubicon River and invades Italy; Pompey retreats to Greece with the conservatives
48 BC– Caesar defeats Pompey's army near Pharsalus, Greece. Pompey retreats to Egypt and is killed at Pelusium.
Lot of similarities