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Ideologies / Oligarchist / Marcus Licinius Crassus
Marcus Licinius Crassus — ink portrait
§ The minds · 115–53 BC · Roman Republic · Triumvir

Marcus Licinius Crassus

The richest man in Rome

Wealth as a path to power.

Traditional Oligarchist →
Economic+74
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Governance+70
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Social−40
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The fabulously wealthy Roman who bought his way into the First Triumvirate — antiquity's archetype of the oligarch who converts private fortune directly into the command of the state.

social

Patrician traditionalist of the late Republic.

economic

Amassed a colossal fortune in property, fire-broking and slaves.

governance

Bought armies, offices and the First Triumvirate with his money.

Notable for
  • Richest man in Rome
  • Member of the First Triumvirate
  • Crushed Spartacus's revolt
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