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Marcus Licinius Crassus

Born

115 BC (died 53 BC)

Wealth

Generally considered to be the wealthiest man in Rome

Full name

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Occupation

Politician • military leader • entrepreneur

Cause of death

Assassinated by soldiers

Military campaigns

Roman conquest of Gaul

Political alignment

Julius Caesar's faction

Notable contributions

Patronage of the artsRoman cultural influence

Reason for assassination

Ambition and vanity

Marcus Licinius Crassus