This leader was embarrassed by an episode in which the elephant pulling his chariot did not fit into the Roman city gates, after he had been given an illegal triumph by Sulla.
This leader was embarrassed by an episode in which the elephant pulling his chariot did not fit into the Roman city gates, after he had been given an illegal triumph by Sulla. After replacing Lucullus, this leader was aided by the Parthians, allowing him to defeat Mithridates VI. He failed to use his advantage after the Siege of Dyrrachium and lost at the Battle of Pharsalus. On the order of Ptolemy XIII, this man was assassinated upon landing in Egypt. For 10 points, name this leader supported by the Optimates; he was a member of the First Triumvirate and rival of Julius Caesar.
This leader was embarrassed by an episode in which the elephant pulling his chariot did not fit into the Roman city gates, after he had been given an illegal triumph by Sulla.
Pompey the Great [accept Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus] 