Editing First Triumvirate (section)

==== Pompey ====
Pompey, having returned two years earlier from the [[Third Mithridatic War]], wanted ratification of his [[peace settlement]]s in the east. He also sought lands for his veterans to retire on.{{sfnm|Drogula|2019|1pp=109, 112|Russell|2015}} After Pompey's return from the [[Sertorian War]] from [[Hispania]] in 71&nbsp;BC, he had been able to secure a similar bill distributing land to his veterans; he also had sent subordinates back to Rome to stand for the tribunate in attempts to bring the relevant legislation forward (an attempt in 63&nbsp;BC was opposed by then-consul [[Cicero]] in ''De lege agraria'').{{sfnm|Drogula|2019|1p=109|Drogula|2019|2p=109 n. 26}} Further attempts in 62&nbsp;BC had led to his [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos (consul 57 BC)|allied tribune]] fleeing the city. While he was successful in getting one of his men, [[Marcus Pupius Piso Frugi Calpurnianus]], elected consul for 61&nbsp;BC, an intervening religious scandal had made it impossible for him to push forward the appropriate land resettlement legislation.{{sfn|Drogula|2019|p=109}} Through massive bribes, Pompey also secured the election of more of his men to offices in 60&nbsp;BC ([[Lucius Afranius (consul)|Lucius Afranius]] as consul; Lucius Flavius as one of the [[plebeian tribunes]]), but they too were stymied.{{sfn|Drogula|2019|p=111}} [[Cato the Younger]] and [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer]], motivated in part by their dislike of Pompey's having previously and irregularly displaced their friend [[Lucullus]] from a previous command against [[Mithridates VI Eupator|Mithridates]], Pompey's recent divorce of Celer's half-sister in a failed attempt to form a marriage alliance with Cato,{{sfn|Drogula|2019|p=107}} and also by their fear of Pompey's power, led to an obstructive coalition.{{sfnm|Drogula|2019|1p=111|Russell|2015}} Lucullus returned from his semi-retirement to demand an in-depth review of every aspect of [[Pompey's Eastern Settlement|Pompey's eastern arrangements]]; "this would take a tremendous amount of time and would prevent passage of the bill for the foreseeable future".{{sfn|Drogula|2019|p=113}} Without capable allies in the magistracies – both Piso and Afranius were ineffective – Pompey was forced to look elsewhere for allies.{{sfn|Gruen|1995|p=87}}