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Marcus Licinius Crassus

member of the First Triumvirate

10 dated entries naming Marcus Licinius Crassus, drawn from 7 separate years between 115 BCE and 20 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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2nd century BC

  • 115 BCEMarcus Licinius Crassus, Roman general and consul (d. 53 BC)source

1st century BC

  • 72 BCEAutumn – 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.source
  • 71 BCEThird 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.source
  • 60 BCECreation of the First Triumvirate, an informal political alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus (or 59 BC).source
  • 55 BCEConsuls Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus pass the Lex Trebonia.source
  • 55 BCEConsuls: Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.source
  • 53 BCEThe 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.source
  • 53 BCECrassus sacks the Temple of Hierapolis and the Temple in Jerusalem on his way to engage the Parthians.source
  • 53 BCEMay 6 – Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman politician and generalsource
  • 20 BCEMay 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.source

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