already-vanquished

Updated: June 9, 2025

For the second time Pompeius had abdicated; his already-vanquished competitors might once more begin the race in which doubtless the strangest thing was, that Pompeius was again a rival runner. In January 693 he came to Rome. His position was an awkward one and vacillated with so much uncertainty between the parties, that people gave him the nickname of Gnaeus Cicero.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy

For the second time Pompeius had abdicated; his already-vanquished competitors might once more begin the race in which doubtless the strangest thing was, that Pompeius was again a rival runner. In January 693 he came to Rome. His position was an awkward one and vacillated with so much uncertainty between the parties, that people gave him the nickname of Gnaeus Cicero.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)