This Day In History: September 28, 48 BCE On September 28, 48 BCE, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great, was assassinated on the order of King Ptolemy XIII of Egypt, who in turn was trying to earn Brownie points with Caesar. Pompey was born in northern Italy in 106 BCE. He began his career in the Roman … Continue reading This Day in History: September 28th- The End of Pompey the Great and the Birth of an Empire