# Marcus Licinius Crassus

> Rome's richest man built a fortune on burning buildings and bought his way into a triumvirate with Caesar and Pompey, then died chasing military glory he never earned — a defeat so total it tipped the Republic into civil war.

*Member of the First Triumvirate*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/marcus-licinius-crassus

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** -115
- **Died:** -53
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Marcus Licinius Crassus fought for Sulla in the civil war, then turned property speculation into staggering wealth while Rome rebuilt. His victory over Spartacus in 71 BC bought him the consulship alongside Pompey, a rival he never trusted. He bankrolled Caesar and the three formed the First Triumvirate in 60 BC, an informal pact that controlled Rome but frayed under mutual envy — Pompey resented Caesar's Gallic triumphs, Crassus wanted a war of his own. After a second consulship in 55 BC, he took Syria and launched an invasion of Parthia. The campaign collapsed at Carrhae in 53 BC; Crassus died in the rout. Without his money and influence to hold the balance, Caesar and Pompey turned on each other within four years, and the Republic burned.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 63.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 26.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 22.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
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