 DATE: Pompeys third triumph took place on September 29, 61 BC (his  45th birthday) and celebrated the victories over the pirates and in  the Middle East. During Pompeys triumph soldiers can be seen  carrying standards with the words "X GEMINA" on them. The tenth  legion "Gemina" was not levied until 58 BC and by Julius Caesar, not  Pompey. And Caesar was Consul in 61, that didnt happen until 59 BC.