Crassus

[ kras-uh s ]
/ ˈkræs əs /

noun

Marcus Li·cin·i·us [li-sin-ee-uh s] /lɪˈsɪn i əs/,c115–53 b.c., Roman general: member of the first triumvirate.

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Crassus
/ (ˈkræsəs) /

noun

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