He had and partisans in Rome who acted for him and in his name.

He sent immense sums of money to these men, to be employed in such ways as would most tend to secure the favor of the people.

He ordered the Forum to be rebuilt with great magnificence.

He arranged great celebrations, in which the people were entertained with an endless succession of games, spectacles, and public feasts.

When his daughter Julia, Pompey's wife, died, he celebrated her funeral with indescribable splendor.