born с 115
died 53 BC
Roman financier and politician.
He sided with Gaius Marius in the civil war of 83–82 BC and came into conflict with Pompey the Great . In 72–71 he put down the slave rebellion led by Spartacus . He made loans to indebted senators, including Julius Caesar . In 70 Crassus and Pompey were elected co-consuls. Ten years later Crassus, Caesar, and Pompey formed the First Triumvirate (see triumvirate). As governor of Syria (54) Crassus invaded Parthia ; his death at the {{link=Carrhae, Battle of">Battle of Carrhae led to civil war between Caesar and Pompey.