Pompeia
Marriages
### Marriages

Pompeia married the Roman nobleman and politician [Gaius Memmius](/wiki/Gaius_Memmius_%28proquaestor%29 "Gaius Memmius (proquaestor)").[Plutarch](/wiki/Plutarch "Plutarch"), *Pompey* 11\.2 They likely had a son by the same name who became a moneyer. Memmius was an ally to her brother; he commanded forces under Pompey in [Sicily](/wiki/Sicily "Sicily") in 81 BC; he served Pompey as a [quaestor](/wiki/Quaestor "Quaestor") from 76 to 75 BC during the [Sertorian War](/wiki/Sertorian_War "Sertorian War") on the [Iberian Peninsula](/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula "Iberian Peninsula"). In 75 BC Memmius was killed in [a battle near Saguntum](/wiki/Battle_of_Saguntum_%2875_BC%29 "Battle of Saguntum (75 BC)").Plutarch, *Sertorius* 21\.2; [Orosius](/wiki/Paulus_Orosius "Paulus Orosius") 5\.23\.12 After Memmius's death she married [Publius Cornelius Sulla](/wiki/Publius_Cornelius_Sulla "Publius Cornelius Sulla"), the nephew of the late Dictator [Sulla](/wiki/Sulla "Sulla").John Leach, *Pompey the Great*, p.104\.


Who was Publius Cornelius Sulla and how was he related to Sulla?