Marcus Licinius Crassus

Reading notes

• On the Shortness of Life §5.1 Crassuses

  Marcus Licinius Crassus, triumvir with Pompey and Caesar.

• On Providence §3.14 Crassus

  Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 115–53 BC), the richest man in Rome and third member of the triumvirate with Pompey and Caesar.

• On the Happy Life §21.3 Crassus

  Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 115-53 BC), the triumvir whose name was a synonym for vast wealth.

• Moral Letters to Lucilius §1.4.7 Crassus

  Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 115–53 BC), the triumvir, killed after his army's destruction at Carrhae; the victorious Parthians are said to have abused his severed head.

• Moral Letters to Lucilius §104.29 Crassus

  M. Licinius Crassus (c. 115–53 BC), third partner of the so-called first triumvirate, killed at Carrhae.

• Natural Questions §5.18.10 Crassus

  Marcus Licinius Crassus, whose greed for Parthian wealth led to his destruction at Carrhae (53 BC).