{"slug": "marcus-licinius-crassus", "label": "Marcus Licinius Crassus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175121", "qid": "Q175121", "description": "member of the First Triumvirate", "entries": 10, "years": 7, "span": [-114, -19], "span_label": ["115 BCE", "20 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "pompey", "label": "Pompey", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "roman-senate", "label": "Roman Senate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "parthia", "label": "Parthia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "augustus", "label": "Augustus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-armenia-antiquity", "label": "Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mark-antony", "label": "Mark Antony", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "parthian-empire", "label": "Parthian Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "julius-caesar", "label": "Julius Caesar", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "consul", "label": "Consul", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "temple-in-jerusalem", "label": "Temple in Jerusalem", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -114, "year_label": "115 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman general and consul (d. 53 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328732522#Births", "title": "115 BC", "revid": 1328732522, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -71, "year_label": "72 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – Spartacus and his followers withdraw to the Bruttium peninsula. At one juncture he contemplates attacking Rome – but moves south. The Senate sends Marcus Licinius Crassus against Spartacus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338545736#Roman_Republic", "title": "72 BC", "revid": 1338545736, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -70, "year_label": "71 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Third Servile War ends; Slave rebellion under leadership of Spartacus is crushed by a Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus. Slaves taken prisoner are crucified naked along the Via Appia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1212466388#Roman_Republic", "title": "71 BC", "revid": 1212466388, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -59, "year_label": "60 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Creation of the First Triumvirate, an informal political alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus (or 59 BC).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359808394#Roman_Republic", "title": "60 BC", "revid": 1359808394, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -54, "year_label": "55 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Consuls Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus pass the Lex Trebonia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364737843#Roman_Republic", "title": "55 BC", "revid": 1364737843, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -54, "year_label": "55 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Consuls: Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364737843#Roman_Republic", "title": "55 BC", "revid": 1364737843, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -52, "year_label": "53 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Parthian Empire achieved a decisive victory against Rome at the Battle of Carrhae, where General Surena defeated and killed Roman triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus. According to some historical interpretations, the Mahestan (Parthian noble council) supported preparations for the defense of the empire and advised the king during the military mobilization.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325862163#Parthian_Empire", "title": "53 BC", "revid": 1325862163, "section": "Events › By place › Parthian Empire"}}, {"year": -52, "year_label": "53 BCE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": null, "text": "Crassus sacks the Temple of Hierapolis and the Temple in Jerusalem on his way to engage the Parthians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325862163#Roman_Republic", "title": "53 BC", "revid": 1325862163, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -52, "year_label": "53 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman politician and general", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325862163#Deaths", "title": "53 BC", "revid": 1325862163, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -19, "year_label": "20 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 12", "text": "May 12 – Emperor Augustus Caesar negotiates a peace with Parthia, making Armenia a buffer zone between the two major powers. The captured eagles of Marcus Licinius Crassus and Mark Antony are returned.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341406329#Roman_Empire", "title": "20 BC", "revid": 1341406329, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}