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/ˈkræsəs/
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*~’115 BCE’ – ~’53 BCE’*
(murdered by parthian king @ ~age 62)
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“Marcus Licinius Crassus” was a roman general and politician who played a key role in the transformation of the ‘Roman Republic’ into the ‘Roman Empire’
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(amassing an enormous fortune during his life, Crassus is, excepting Augustus Caesar, considered the wealthiest man in roman history)
(‘Crassus’ began his public career as a military commander under ‘Lucius Cornelius Sulla’ during his civil war)
(following Sulla’s assumption of the dictatorship, ‘Crassus’ amassed an enormous fortune through ‘real estate speculation’)
(‘crassus’ rose to ‘political prominence’ following his victory over the ‘slave revolt’ led by ‘spartacus’, sharing the consulship with his rival ‘Pompey the Great’)
(a political/financial patron of ‘Julius Caesar’, Crassus joined Caesar and Pompey in the unofficial political alliance known as the ‘First Triumvirate’)
(together the 3 men dominated the roman political system)
(the alliance did not last long, due to the ambitions, egos, and jealousies of the 3 men)
(while ‘Caesar’ and ‘Crassus’ were lifelong allies, ‘Crassus’ and ‘Pompey’ disliked each other and Pompey grew increasingly envious of Caesar’s spectacular successes in the ‘Gallic Wars’)
(the alliance was re-stabilized at the ‘Lucca Conference’ in 56 BC, after which ‘Crassus’ and ‘Pompey’ again served jointly as consuls)
(following his second consulship, ‘Crassus’ was appointed as the Governor of ‘Roman Syria’)
(Crassus used ‘Syria’ as the launchpad for a military campaign against the ‘parthian empire’, rome’s long-time eastern enemy)
(Crassus’ campaign was a disastrous failure, ending in his defeat and death at the ‘Battle of Carrhae’)
*he was ~61*
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(crassus’ death permanently unraveled the alliance between ‘Caesar’ and ‘pompey’)
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(within 4 years of crassus’ death, ‘caesar’ would cross the ‘rubicon’ and begin a ‘civil war’ against ‘pompey’ + ‘the optimates’)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*“THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥