Marcus Licinius Crassus
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Marcus Licinius Crassus was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Often called "the richest man in Rome", Crassus began
Bust found in the Licinian Tombs in Rome, traditionally identified as Crassus.
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Denarius minted by Publius Licinius Crassus, son of the triumvir Marcus, as monetalis in 55 BC; on the obverse is a laureate bust of Venus, perhaps in honor of his commanding officer Julius Caesar; on the reverse is an unidentified female figure, perhaps representing Gaul
"The torture of Crassus", 1530s, Louvre
Pompey
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Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman who was prominent in the final decades of the Roman Republic. As a young man, he was a partisa
Marcus Licinius Crassus
…property speculation. He 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 and financial patron of Julius Caesar, Crassus joined Caesar and Pompey in the unofficial political alliance known as the First Triumvirate…
Bust of Pompey, copy of an original from 70–60 BC, Venice National Archaeological Museum
Bust of Mithridates of Pontus in the Louvre, Paris
Denarius minted in 56 BC by Pompey's supporter Faustus Sulla
The First Triumvirate; left to right, Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey