His father committed suicide and his brother was killed during the uprising of cornelius cinna in 87 bc. His death was an ignominious failure, he and his son and most of his army slaughtered by the parthians at the battle of carrhae. Marcus licinius crassus 11553 bce was perhaps the richest man in roman history and in his eventful life he experienced both great successes and severe. Marcus licinius crassus roman statesman britannica. Crassus simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The book depicts an overconfident and militarily incompetent crassus up to the moment. He was a contemporary of julius caesar and pompey the great, with whom he formed the first triumvirate, an alliance which saw the trio dominate the republic in the. He was the son of publius crassus who had served as consul and held various other offices.
Though his father had been censor and had celebrated a triumph, crassus grew up in a small house which was home not only to him and his parents but also to his two elder brothers and their families. While of the highest order of equestrian social standing, the crassus family was of modest wealth, comparable to others of the same order. He served as consul in 641 under roman emperor nero. He was the elder son of the marcus crassus who formed the political alliance known as the first triumvirate with pompeius magnus pompey the great and julius caesar. Did crassus, who defeated spartacus, really have a son. The family sided with the optimates, and sulla, in opposition to marius and cinna. Marcus licinius crassus was born towards the end of the roman republic, a contemporary more or less with cicero, pompey and caesar.
The third servile war began with three defeats of roman armies against spartacus and his followers. Crassus, marcus licinius article about crassus, marcus. Crassus is called agelastus by lucilius because he only laughed onc crassus 14 p. Marcus licinius crassus was a quaestor of the roman republic in 54 bc. Marcus licinius crassus wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nero had frugi executed between 66 and 68, because of information brought against him by. Crassus launched his legal career in 119 by successfully. Marcus licinius crassus was a roman general and politician who played a key role in the. It was a good general overview but lacked much detail. I love simon merrells, who playes marcus licinius crassus in spartacus. During the proscriptions of sulla, crassus grew rich on the executions and confiscations. It is commonly seen as one of the earliest and most important battles between.
Wards book is on the life and political impact of marcus licinius crassus during the late republic. The death of crassus marcus licinius crassus is a classic roman object lesson in greed. Crassus was indeed a leading figure in the final days of the roman republic who played a key role in transforming history. But the only tiberius i can remember from rome was the emperor from a different time period. Immediately download the marcus licinius crassus summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching marcus licinius crassus. His death led to the outbreak of the civil war between caesar and pompey 4945. Marcus licinius crassus 115 53 bc was the son of a censor and of a prestigious plebeian family. The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and 14578879. Marcus licinius crassus was born in 115 bc in the roman republic. Crassus was a venerated member of the roman nobilitas who was always a behindthescenes power broker in rome and never really in agreement with his fellow patricians. War of the damned episode 8, tiberius licinius crassus raped julius caesar to show him his place. Crassus began his public career as a military commander under lucius cornelius sulla during his civil war.
Crassus was a wealthy roman businessman of the first century bce, and one of the three romans who made up the first triumvirate, along with pompey and julius caesar. Together, they eked out a place for themselves at the head of the roman state. What happened to marcus licinius crassus wealth after his. Following sullas assumption of the dictatorship, crassus amassed an enormous fortune through real estate speculation. The parthian general surena decisively defeated a numerically superior roman invasion force under the command of marcus licinius crassus. Marcus licinius crassus quaestor marcus licinius crassus 86 or 85 bcca. Central in this change were the actions of the first triumvirate. He amassed a lot of money and wealth during his lifetime. We are a nonprofit organization and we would rather spend the money on our mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. It was he who finally suppressed the slave revolt led by spartacus. Marcus licinius crassus was born in the year 115 bc, the son of publicus licinius crassus.
Please help us cover our server costs for this year. The paperback of the the first triumvirate of rome. Mentions caeser but does not go into any detail at all about how crassus backed him or helped him. Posthumous works may be ed based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
Marcus licinius crassus ancient history encyclopedia. Crassus was a venerated member of the roman nobilitas who. Publius licinius crassus is the name of several romans of the middle and late republic, a few with the additional cognomen dives. Abridged history of rome part i v pompey and caesar. Publius licinius crassus dives, consul 205, magister equitum and censor 210, pontifex maximus 212183.
Crassus rose to political prominence following his victory over the slave revolt. Lucius licinius crassus, lawyer and politician who is usually considered to be one of the two greatest roman orators before cicero, the other being marcus antonius 14387. This seemed to be more of an undergraduate essay than a book, and not a great source of information in terms of the objectives it lays out for itself. Marcus licinius crassus was a roman general and politician who played a key role in the transformation of the roman republic into the roman empire. For other uses, see marcus licinius crassus disambiguation. He was in fact obscenely rich, even for roman means, and this is most of what the world remembers of him. Marcus licinius crassus wikisource, the free online library. Marcus licinius crassus marcus crassus was born around 115 b. Within his lifetime marcus licinius crassus acquired a wealth incommensurable to any other human being of his times. Marcus licinius crassus has appeared in the following books. Julius caesar, marcus licinius crassus, gnaeus pompey magnus, and the fall of the. In the civil war between sulla and the marian party in 83 and 82, crassus was on the side of sulla.
Crassus was known as one of the wealthiest men in rome. Surena brought licentious books of the milesiaca35 of aristides, and in this. He was the second son of the renowned senator publius licinius crassus. Marcus licinius crassus had become immensely rich by buying houses destroyed by fire or otherwise damaged and by replacing them with new buildings for the. Marcus licinius crassus was one of the most powerful men in rome. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. A military commander who crushed a slave rebellion, crassus. Marcus licinius crassus biography facts, childhood. His death led to the outbreak of the civil war between caesar and pompey.
Svoronos favoured publius canidius crassus while grant preferred marcus licinius crassus. He played an important role in transforming the roman republic to the roman empire. He fought on lucius cornelius sullas side during the civil war in 83 and 82 bc. The name of croesus, a historical king of lydia, was proverbial for wealth already in antiquity. He has always been overshadowed by those contemporaries in writings on the people and times, and this book is an effort to redress the balance and place marcus crassus in context as an important figure in his own right. He is a member of the first triumvirate along with pompey and caesar. Translations or editions published later may be ed.
Marcus licinius crassus 115 53 bc member of 1st triumvirate marcus licinius crassus is best remembered by history as the third member of the first triumvirate along with caesar and pompey. He played a key role in the transformation of the roman republic into the roman empire. Crassus is a often ignored figure, so i applaud the effort on attempting a bio on him. Another mod i created for machinimas, marcus crassus and his bodyguard. Its nice to see a book about crassus as most books about this period focus on caesar or pompey. Marcus licinius crassus was one of the leading roman businessmen and politicians in the late days of the roman republic. Works by this author published before january 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Marcus licinius crassus was the third and youngest son of publius licinius crassus dives, a man who had himself been consul in 97 bc and censor 89 bc. I made his stats almost invincible for custom battle, 11 men, double swords on. Julius caesar, marcus licinius crassus, gnaeus pompey magnus, and the fall of the roman republic book. The fighting action scared many people out of their houses.
Marcus licinius crassus jr in effect, and publius licinius crassus. Marcus made a fortune by, attention realtors, confiscating these properties and reselling them. Apparently he was quite charming, but unsurpassed were his greed and his ambition. Crassus was the richest man in rome national geographic.
The revolt was finally destroyed by the concentrated military effort. The triumvirate was composed of gnaeus pompey magnus, marcus licinius crassus, and gaius julius caesar, and together these individuals combined their vast political influence to reduce the roman senate to a mere charade. Marcus licinius crassus, politician who in the last years of the roman republic formed the socalled first triumvirate with julius caesar and pompey to challenge effectively the power of the senate. Marcus licinius crassus 11553 bce was perhaps the richest man in roman history and in his eventful life he experienced both great successes and severe disappointments. In 65 bc, marcus licinius crassus was elected censor with another conservative quintus lutatius catulus capitolinus, himself son of a consul. The book depicts an overconfident and militarily incompetent crassus up to the moment of his death. Did julius caesar really get raped by the son of crassus.