Publius Licinius Crassus

Publius Licinius Crassus

Publius Licinius Crassus (86 or 82 – 53 BC) was one of two sons of Marcus Licinius Crassus, the so-called "triumvir", and Tertulla, daughter of Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus. He belonged to the last generation of Roman nobiles who came of age and began a political career before the collapse of the Republic. His peers included Marcus Antonius, Marcus Junius Brutus, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, the poet Gaius Valerius Catullus, and the historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus. Publius Crassus served under Julius Caesar in Gaul from 58 to 56 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Publius Licinius Crassus has received more than 12,477 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Publius Licinius Crassus is the 3,750th most popular politician (down from 3,228th in 2019), the 1,172nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,072nd in 2019) and the 262nd most popular Italian Politician.

Publius Licinius Crassus was a Roman general and politician who served as consul in 99 BC. He is most famous for being the richest man in Rome, and for his part in the First Triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey.