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Marcus Licinius Crassus

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Marcus Licinius Crassus
Bust o Marcus Licinius Crassus frae the Louvre, Paris.
Governor o Roman Sirie
In office
54 BC  53 BC
Precedit biAulus Gabinius
Succeedit biGaius Cassius Longinus
Consul o the Roman Republic
In office
55 BC  54 BC
Servin with Pompey the Great
Precedit biGnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus an Lucius Marcius Philippus
Succeedit biAppius Claudius Pulcher an Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
Consul o the Roman Republic
In office
70 BC  69 BC
Servin with Pompey
Precedit biPublius Cornelius Lentulus Sura an Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes
Succeedit biQuintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus an Quintus Hortensius
Personal details
Bornc. 112 BC [1] [2]
Roman Republic
Dee'd53 BC (aged 59)
Carrhae, Parthian Empire
Spoose(s)Tertulla[3]
BairnsMarcus Licinius Crassus, Publius Licinius Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus (/ˈkræsəs/; Laitin: M·LICINIVS·P·F·P·N·CRASSVS;[4] c. 112 BC – 53 BC) wis a Roman general an politeecian who played a key role in the transformation o the Roman Republic intae the Roman Empire.

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  1. The Pimilico Dictionary of Classical Civilisations: "These were dismantled during Lepidus’ youth, however, as a new generation of leaders, including Cicero(106-43BC), Pompey(106-48BC), Crassus (112-53BC) and Julius Caesar(100-44BC)"
  2. Fall of the Roman Republic-Plutarch: "Crassus (Abt 112-53BC)"
  3. Smith, William (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 2., p.831
  4. In Scots: "Marcus Licinius Crassus, son o Publius, grandson o Publius"