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    Sulla's assumption of the dictatorship, Crassus amassed an enormous fortune through property speculation. Crassus rose to political prominence following...
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  • Look up Crassus or crassus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crassus usually refers to Marcus Licinius Crassus (115–53 BC), one of the members of the...
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    offer from the Armenian King Artavasdes II to allow Crassus to invade Parthia via Armenia, Crassus marched his army directly through the deserts of Mesopotamia...
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    Manlius". Plutarch, Crassus, 9:5. Plutarch, Crassus, 6; Appian, Civil Wars, 1:76–1:104. Plutarch gives a brief synopsis of Crassus's involvement in the...
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    Spain and Crassus in Syria. Amid even stronger backlash at Rome against the use of naked force and chaos to achieve political ends, Crassus died in 53 BC...
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    truce with Crassus. When Crassus refused, Spartacus and his army broke through the Roman fortifications and headed to Brundusium with Crassus's legions in...
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  • Publius Licinius Crassus may refer to: Publius Licinius Crassus Junianus Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC) Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 97 BC)...
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  • Licinius Crassus (86 or 85 BC – c. 49 BC) was a quaestor of the Roman Republic in 54 BC. He was the elder son of the Marcus Licinius Crassus who formed...
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    Mucius chides Crassus. Crassus agreed to answer the young men's questions, not to bring in some unpracticed Greek or another to respond. Crassus has been known...
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  • Licinius Crassus may refer to: Lucius Licinius Crassus, Roman orator Marcus Licinius Crassus (disambiguation), Romans including, Marcus Licinius Crassus Publius...
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