Crassus

[kras-uhs]

noun

1. Marcus Licinius c115–53 b.c., Roman general: member of the first triumvirate.

Crassus

/ ˈkræsəs /

noun

1. Marcus Licinius (ˈmɑːkəs lɪˈsɪnɪəs). ?115–53 _bc , Roman general; member of the first triumvirate with Caesar and Pompey

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Jon Voight won for his supporting role in the movie as Hamilton Crassus III — a tie with his performances in three other films.

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The other two volumes are more surprising: James Romm’s “Demetrius: Sacker of Cities” tracks the exploits of the most ambitious of Alexander the Great’s successors, while Peter Stothard’s “Crassus: The First Tycoon” recounts the career and dismal end of the richest man in Rome.

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Klopp completed what may be soccer’s unlikeliest triumvirate by offering his backing to the Manchester United manager Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer — very much the Crassus in this story — in his complaint over the Premier League’s television scheduling: United was forced to play in the early slot on Saturday, despite having a Champions League engagement in Turkey last Wednesday.

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Your favorite Roman emperor was Crassus.

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In 53 B.C., at Carrhae, seven Roman legions led by Marcus Licinius Crassus stared in disbelief as their habitual and, in this instance, victorious enemy, the Parthians, from modern-day Iran, “unfurled great banners” of a shimmering, gossamer-like material: Chinese silk.

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