This man won the Battle of the Siler River to end the Third Servile War, after which he ordered the crucifixion of the followers of the ex-gladiator Spartacus.
One story says this man punished his aide Mummius by inflicting decimation upon his defeated troops. He lost a battle to the numerically inferior forces of the Spahbod Serena, in which his "testudo formation" temporarily blocked horse archers but was useless in melee combat. The commander of the right wing at the Battle of the Colline Gate, he notoriously employed a fire-fighting brigade which put out fires after he acquired the homes. This man won the Battle of the Siler River to end the Third Servile War, after which he ordered the crucifixion of the followers of the ex-gladiator Spartacus. After losing to the Parthians at Carrhae, he reportedly had molten gold poured down his throat. For 10 points, name this wealthy Roman who formed the first Triumvirate with Pompey and Caesar.
One story says this man punished his aide Mummius by inflicting decimation upon his defeated troops.
Marcus Licinius Crassus