On the other hand he was politically engaged before and after, attending the packed conferences at Ravenna and Lucca in spring 56 when Julius Caesar patched up the tattered coalition with Crassus and Pompey, and in about summer 55 marrying his younger daughter to Pompeius ' homonymous eldest son Gnaeus Pompeius ( born ca. 79 BC ), thus ensuring his election to the consulate for the following year.

This grandfather was son of P. Licinius Crassus ( consul 171 BC ).

The man concerned, Marcus Licinius Crassus ( not to be confused with his grandfather the triumvir of the same name ) had defeated an enemy leader in single combat ( in Macedonia ) in 29 BC and was thus eligible to claim the honour of spolia opima.

* Marcus Licinius P. f. P. n. Crassus Agelastus, grandfather of the triumvir, he was said to have obtained his surname because he never laughed.

* Lucius Licinius Crassus Scipio, grandson of the consul of 95 BC, was the son of Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica and Licinia, and was adopted by his grandfather, who had no sons of his own.

* Marshall, B A: Crassus: A Political Biography ( Adolf M Hakkert, Amsterdam, 1976 )

In 75 BC, C. Scribonius Curio, proconsul of Macedonia, took an army as far as the Danube and gained a victory over the inhabitants, who were finally subdued by M. Licinius Crassus, grandson of the triumvir and later also proconsul of Macedonia during the reign of Augustus c. 29 BC.

Other than Cicero, Caelius also asked M. Licinius Crassus to defend him during the trial.

Throughout the speech, Cicero resurrected Caelius ’ reputation by repeatedly placing him in prestigious Roman domi such as the homes of M. Crassus and Cicero.

* Publius Licinius M. f. P. n. Crassus Dives, father of the triumvir ; he was consul in 97 BC, and triumphed over the Lusitani.

* Publius Licinius P. f. M. n. Crassus Dives, brother of the triumvir, he was slain by the horsemen of Gaius Flavius Fimbria, one of the partisans of Marius, in 87 BC.

* Licinius P. f. M. n. Crassus Dives, a brother of the triumvir who escaped the massacre of 87 BC.

* Marcus Licinius P. f. M. n. Crassus Dives, the triumvir, was consul in 70 and 55 BC, and censor in 65.

* Marcus Licinius M. f. P. n. Crassus Dives, elder son of the triumvir, he was Caesar's quaestor in Gaul, and praefectus of Gallia Cisalpina at the beginning of the Civil War in 49 BC.

* Publius Licinius M. f. P. n. Crassus Dives, younger son of the triumvir, he was Caesar's legate in Gaul from 58 to 55 BC.

* Marcus Licinius M. f. M. n. Crassus, consul in 30 BC.

* Marcus Licinius M. f. M. n. Crassus Dives, consul in 14 BC.

* Marcus Licinius M. f. Crassus, son Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi, he was slain by the emperor Nero.

* M. Veturius Crassus Cicurinus

The man selected for the task was Marcus Licinius Crassus, grandson of Crassus the triumvir and an experienced general at 33 years of age, who was appointed proconsul of Macedonia in 29 BC.

Crassus marched to the Dentheletae's assistance, but the Bastarnae host hastily withdrew over the Haemus at his approach.

Crassus followed them closely into Moesia but they would not be drawn into battle, withdrawing beyond the Tsibritsa.

Crassus now turned his attention to the Moesi, his prime target.

After a successful campaign which resulted in the submission of a substantial section of the Moesi, Crassus again sought out the Bastarnae.

Crassus personally killed their king, Deldo, in combat, a feat which qualified him for Rome's highest military honour, spolia opima, but Augustus refused to award it on a technicality.

Augustus also forbade Crassus to accept the honorary title of imperator (" supreme commander ") from his troops, traditional for victorious generals.

Finally, although Dio states that Crassus was voted a Triumph in Rome by the Senate, there is no evidence in inscriptions of that year ( 27 BC ) that it was actually celebrated.

After his return to Rome, Crassus disappears from the record altogether, both epigraphic and literary.

His tomb has not been found in the excavated Crassus family mausoleum in Rome.

Ronald Syme points out the similarity of Crassus ' removal from the official record with that of Cornelius Gallus, the contemporary disgraced governor of Egypt, who was recalled by Augustus for assuming inappropriate honours.

The following year ( 28 BC ), Crassus marched on Genucla.

The strategic result of Crassus ' campaigns was the permanent annexation of Moesia by Rome.

His land forces which had been in Armenia were brought down to the coast of Asia, and embarked under L. Canidius Crassus.

Gaius Sosius launched the initial attack from the left wing of the fleet, while Antony's chief lieutenant Publius Canidius Crassus was in command of the triumvir's land forces.

Claudius ' son-in-law Pompeius Magnus was executed for his part in a conspiracy with his father Crassus Frugi.

Pliny the Elder notes that several of them were richer than Crassus, the richest man of the Republican era.

"; a reference to the scene in the movie Spartacus in which the survivors of Spartacus's army, defeated by Roman legions, are offered leniency by Crassus, if they will identify their leader.

In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed a political alliance that was to dominate Roman politics for several years.

These achievements granted him unmatched military power and threatened to eclipse the standing of Pompey, who had realigned himself with the Senate after the death of Crassus in 53 BC.

He turned to Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of Rome's richest men.

In return for political support in his opposition to the interests of Pompey, Crassus paid some of Caesar's debts and acted as guarantor for others.

Caesar was already in Crassus ' political debt, but he also made overtures to Pompey.