Plutarch pairs this man's life with Nicias and states that a prisoner of war who resembled this man was dressed in drag and paraded through the streets after he died.
Plutarch pairs this man's life with Nicias and states that a prisoner of war who resembled this man was dressed in drag and paraded through the streets after he died. This politician acquired property by purchasing burning buildings for a low price, then using his fire brigade to put out the blaze. This general, who revived the practice of decimation, won the Battle of Siler River during the Third (*) Servile War, which ended with his defeat of Spartacus. While serving as Governor of Syria, he was killed by Surena, a Parthian general who supposedly ordered gold to be poured down this man's throat after he was defeated at the Battle of Carrhae. For 10 points, name this "richest man in Rome" who formed the First Triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey.
Plutarch pairs this man's life with Nicias and states that a prisoner of war who resembled this man was dressed in drag and paraded through the streets after he died.
Marcus Licinius Crassus