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Marcus Licinius Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus (/ˈkræsəs/; 115–53 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Often called "the richest man in Rome", Crassus began his public career as a military commander under Lucius Cornelius Sulla during his civil war. Following Sulla's assumption of the…

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Allegiance
Rome Sulla
Born
115 BC
Cause of death
Killed in action
Children
Marcus & Publius Licinius Crassus
Conflicts
Sulla's civil war Battle of the Colline Gate · Battle of the Colline Gate · Third Servile War Battle of Cantenna Battle of the Silarius River · Battle of Cantenna · Battle of the Silarius River
Died
June 53 BC (aged 61–62) Near Carrhae (modern-day Harran, Şanlıurfa, Turkey)

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Family and background

Youth and the First Civil War

Rise to power and wealth

Crassus and Spartacus

First Triumvirate alliance with Pompey and Caesar

Syrian governorship and death

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Marcus Licinius Crassus

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Conflicts · 7
Marcus Licinius Crassus → Battle of Cantenna, Battle of Carrhae †⟂, Battle of the Colline Gate, Battle of the Silarius River, Roman–Parthian Wars Battle of Carrhae †⟂, Sulla's civil war Battle of the Colline Gate, Third Servile War Battle of Cantenna Battle of the Silarius River
Allegiance · 1
Marcus Licinius Crassus → Rome Sulla
Born · 1
Marcus Licinius Crassus → 115 BC
Cause of death · 1
Marcus Licinius Crassus → Killed in action
Children · 1
Marcus Licinius Crassus → Marcus & Publius Licinius Crassus
Died · 1
Marcus Licinius Crassus → June 53 BC (aged 61–62) Near Carrhae (modern-day Harran, Şanlıurfa, Turkey)

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Marcus Licinius CrassusAllegianceRome Sulla1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusBorn115 BC1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusCause of deathKilled in action1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusChildrenMarcus & Publius Licinius Crassus1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusConflictsSulla's civil war Battle of the Colline Gate1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusConflictsBattle of the Colline Gate1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusConflictsThird Servile War Battle of Cantenna Battle of the Silarius River1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusConflictsBattle of Cantenna1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusConflictsBattle of the Silarius River1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusConflictsRoman–Parthian Wars Battle of Carrhae †⟂1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusConflictsBattle of Carrhae †⟂1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusDiedJune 53 BC (aged 61–62) Near Carrhae (modern-day Harran, Şanlıurfa, Turkey)1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusFamilygens Licinia1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusOccupationsMilitary commander and politician1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusOfficeConsul (70 and 55 BC)1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusOrganizationFirst Triumvirate1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusParent(s)Publius Licinius Crassus & Venuleia1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusService years86–53 BC1.00infobox
Marcus Licinius CrassusSpouseTertulla1.00infobox

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