Marcus Licinius Crassus (/ ˈ k r æ s ə s /; 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.He is 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 …

Marcus Licinius Crassus (* 115 oder 114 v. Chr.; † 9. Juni (?) 53 v. Chr. in Synnaka) war ein Politiker der späten römischen Republik.Er war für seinen Reichtum bekannt. Auf sein Vermögen gestützt, versuchte er, zeitweilig im Bund mit Caesar und Pompeius, sich eine führende Stellung zu verschaffen.Nach Ansicht der modernen Forschung entsprachen Crassus’ politische und …

Lucius Licinius Crassus (* 140 v. Chr.; † 91 v. Chr.) war ein römischer Politiker der späten Republik, der vor allem als Redner berühmt war.. Er trat schon als 19-jähriger junger Mann als allgemein bewunderter Redner auf, wurde Quästor in der Provinz Asia und benutzte den Aufenthalt dort zu rhetorischen und philosophischen Studien. Nach Rom zurückgekehrt, wurde …

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (/ ˈ l ɛ p ɪ d ə s /; c. 89 BC – late 13 or early 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who formed the Second Triumvirate alongside Octavian and Mark Antony during the final years of the Roman Republic.Lepidus had previously been a close ally of Julius Caesar.He was also the last pontifex maximus before the Roman Empire, and (presumably) …

Geboorte, jeugd en begin van zijn politieke carrière. Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives werd als jongste zoon van Publius Licinius Crassus Dives omstreeks 114 v.Chr. geboren.. Hij ontkwam in 87 v.Chr. ternauwernood aan het lot dat zijn vader trof (zelfmoord plegen na door Gaius Marius vogelvrij te zijn verklaard) en wist te vluchten naar Hispania.. Toen Lucius Cornelius Sulla …

The first ever Roman fire brigade was created by Marcus Licinius Crassus. He took advantage of the fact that Rome had no fire department, by creating his own brigade—500 slaves strong—which rushed to burning buildings at the first cry of alarm. Upon arriving at the scene, however, the firefighters did nothing while Crassus offered to buy ...

The First Triumvirate was an informal political alliance among three prominent politicians in the late Roman Republic: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus.The constitution of the Roman republic had many veto points. In order to bypass constitutional obstacles and force through the political goals of the three men, they forged in …

The Third Servile War, also called the Gladiator War and the War of Spartacus by Plutarch, was the last in a series of slave rebellions against the Roman Republic known as the Servile Wars.This third rebellion was the only one that directly threatened the Roman heartland of Italy.It was particularly alarming to Rome because its military seemed powerless to suppress it.

Mucia Q. f. Q. n., the elder daughter of Quintus Mucius Scaevola, the augur, married Lucius Licinius Crassus, the orator, who was consul in 95 BC, and the colleague of Mucia's cousin, Quintus Mucius Scaevola. Tertia Mucia Q. f. Q. n., better known as Mucia Tertia, the younger daughter of the augur, married Gnaeus Pompeius, the triumvir.

Marcus Tullius Cicero (/ ˈ s ɪ s ə r oʊ / SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːr.kʊs ˈtʊl.lʲi.jʊs ˈkɪ.kɛ.roː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on ...