Marcus 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.
Marcus Licinius Crassus | |
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.jpg) Bust o Marcus Licinius Crassus frae the Louvre, Paris. | |
| Governor o Roman Sirie | |
| In office 54 BC – 53 BC | |
| Precedit bi | Aulus Gabinius |
| Succeedit bi | Gaius Cassius Longinus |
| Consul o the Roman Republic | |
| In office 55 BC – 54 BC Servin with Pompey the Great | |
| Precedit bi | Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus an Lucius Marcius Philippus |
| Succeedit bi | Appius Claudius Pulcher an Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus |
| Consul o the Roman Republic | |
| In office 70 BC – 69 BC Servin with Pompey | |
| Precedit bi | Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura an Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes |
| Succeedit bi | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus an Quintus Hortensius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 112 BC [1] [2] Roman Republic |
| Dee'd | 53 BC (aged 59) Carrhae, Parthian Empire |
| Spoose(s) | Tertulla[3] |
| Bairns | Marcus Licinius Crassus, Publius Licinius Crassus |
References
eedit- ↑ 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)"
- ↑ Fall of the Roman Republic-Plutarch: "Crassus (Abt 112-53BC)"
- ↑ Smith, William (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 2., p.831
- ↑ In Scots: "Marcus Licinius Crassus, son o Publius, grandson o Publius"