15. Hist. August. p. 152. The celebrated house of Pompey 'in
carinis', was usurped by Marc Antony, and consequently
became, after the Triumvir's death, a part of the Imperial
domain. The emperor Trajan allowed and even encouraged the
rich senators to purchase those magnificent and useless
places (Plin. Panegyric. c. 50): and it may seem probable
that, on this occasion, Pompey's house came into the
possession of Gordian's great-grandfather.