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Crassus won the Third Servile War, but his rival Pompey would steal his victory with a letter to the Senate claiming credit for ending the war.

Marcus Licinius Crassus is a major character in the 1956 Alfred Duggan novel, Winter Quarters. The novel follows two fictional Gallic nobles who join Julius Caesar's cavalry then find their way into the service of Marcus' son, Publius Licinius Crassus, in Gaul. The characters eventually become clients of Publius Crassus and by extension, his father Marcus. The second half of the novel is related by its Gallic narrator from within the ranks of Crassus' doomed army en route to do battle with Parthia. The book depicts an over-confident and militarily incompetent Crassus up to the moment of his death.

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Upon his arrival in the Parthian camp he was seized and killed by being forced to drink a cup of melted gold as a symbol of his thirst for riches.

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Crassus and Spartacus

Crassus and Spartacus

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Pompey and Crassus then extended Caesar's proconsular government in the Gauls for another five years

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Crassus and Pompey had been colleagues in the consulate in 70 BC, when they had legislated the full restoration of the tribunate of the people

Pompey by giving him his own daughter, Julia, in marriage.

Pompey

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The Triumvirate was kept secret until the Senate obstructed Caesar's proposed agrarian law establishing colonies of Roman citizens and distributing portions of the public lands (ager publicus)

Pompey by giving him his own daughter, Julia , in marriage.

Julia's death during childbirth and Crassus's ignominious defeat

The alliance had allowed the Triumvirs to dominate Roman politics completely, but it would not last indefinitely due to the ambitions, egos, and jealousies of the three; Caesar and Crassus were implicitly hand-in-glove, but Pompey disliked Crassus and grew increasingly envious of Caesar's spectacular successes in the Gallic War, whereby he annexed the whole of the Three Gauls to Rome.

Pompey

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Pompey had seen two years military service under his father's command,

Pompey was greeted as a hero in Rome while Crassus received little credit or celebration.

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The ancient sources agree on Spartacus's origins. Plutarch describes him as "a Thracian of Nomadic stock" and "more Hellenic than Thracian" when refering to his character.

While the slave-to-Roman citizen ratio at that time was very high, a larger problem was that at the time of the uprising Pompey was fighting a revolt led by Quintus Sertorius in Hispania while at the same time the consul Lucullus had committed the rest of Rome's available legions to fighting Mithridates in the Third Mithridatic War.

The war against Spartacus took place around this time (73–71 BC)

He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

rome is a place were people dont like complete power. but in the year 82bc a man named sola came to rome he liked complete power when he came he had a list f you were on that list you were outlawd. also sola arrested a man named julius ceaser in 82bc he was going to kill ceaser unless hedivorced with his wife julius said no.after that a man named pompe was sent to bring ceasers heart to sola pompe saved ceaser life he told ceaser to go far from here or you will die by sola orders. kbatista33 less than a minute ago Ancient Rome 2009X

Early in its history, the republic was controlled by an aristocracy of individuals who could trace their ancestry back to the early history of the kingdom.

Early in its history, the republic was controlled by an aristocracy of individuals who could trace their ancestry back to the early history of the kingdom.

The Roman Republic was governed by a complex constitution, which centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances

Early in its history, the republic was controlled by an aristocracy of individuals who could trace their ancestry back to the early history of the kingdom.

The precise event which signaled the end of the Roman Republic and the transition into the Roman Empire is a matter of interpretation.

The Romans' Latin language has influenced grammar and vocabulary across Europe and the world.

Over time, the laws that allowed these individuals to dominate the government were repealed, and the result was the emergence of a new aristocracy which depended on the structure of society, rather than the law, to maintain its dominance. Thus, only a revolution could overthrow this new aristocracy.

or the patricians, and other talented Romans who were not from famous families, the plebians.

The requirements for becoming a senator included having at least 100,000 denarii worth of land, being born of the patrician (noble aristocrats) class, and having held public office at least once before.

The constitutional history of the Roman Republic can be divided into five phases. The first phase began with the revolution which overthrew the monarchy in 510 BC. The final phase ended with the revolution which overthrew the Roman Republic, and thus created the Roman Empire, in 27 BC. Throughout the history of the republic, the constitutional evolution was driven by the struggle between the aristocracy and the ordinary citizens.

The cloth and the dress distinguished one class of people from the other class. The tunic worn by plebeians, or common people, like shepherds and slaves, was made from coarse and dark material, whereas the tunic worn by patricians was of linen or white wool

In 77 BC, the senate sent one of Sulla's former lieutenants, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus ("Pompey the Great"), to put down an uprising in Spain. By 71 BC, Pompey returned to Rome after having completed his mission. Around the same time, another of Sulla's former lieutenants, Marcus Licinius Crassus, had just put down a slave revolt in Italy

The Senate's ultimate authority derived from the esteem and prestige of the Senate.[4] This esteem and prestige was based on both precedent and custom, as well as the high caliber and prestige of the Senators.[5] The Senate passed decrees, which were called senatus consultum.

The Plebeian Council[18] was an assembly of plebeians, the non-patrician citizens of Rome, who would gather into their respective tribes

The Plebeian Council[18] was an assembly of plebeians, the non-patrician citizens of Rome, who would gather into their respective tribes. They elected their own officers, plebeian tribunes and plebeian aediles. Usually a plebeian tribune would preside over the assembly. This assembly passed most laws, and could also act as a court of appeal.

The evolution of the constitution was heavily influenced by the struggle between the aristocracy,

Many of Rome's legal and legislative structures can still be observed throughout Europe and the rest of the world by modern states and organizations.

Now, Pompey could turn his attention to Cilicia proper.