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Marcus Licinius Crassus

(born c. 115 — died 53 BC) Roman financier and politician. He sided with Lucius Cornelius Sulla against Gaius Marius in the civil war of 83 – 82 BC and came into conflict with Pompey the Great. In 72 – 71 he put down the slave rebellion led by Spartacus. He made loans to indebted senators, including Julius Caesar. In 70 Crassus and Pompey were elected co-consuls. Ten years later Crassus, Caesar, and Pompey formed the First Triumvirate (see triumvirate). As governor of Syria (54) Crassus invaded Parthia; his death at the Battle of Carrhae led to civil war between Caesar and Pompey.

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