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Publius Licinius Crassus is the name of several Romans of the Middle and Late Republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
, some with the additional cognomen
Cognomen

The cognomen was originally a middle name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary ....
 Dives.








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Publius Licinius Crassus is the name of several Romans of the Middle and Late Republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
, some with the additional cognomen
Cognomen

The cognomen was originally a middle name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. The cognomen started as a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became hereditary ....
 Dives.

3rd century BC

  • Publius Licinius Crassus Dives
    Publius Licinius Crassus Dives (consul 205 BC)

    Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Pontifex Maximus was Roman consul in 205 BC with Scipio Africanus ; he was also Pontifex Maximus since 213 or 212 BC , and held several other important positions....
    , consul
    Roman consul

    Consul was the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.During the time of ancient Rome as a Republic, the Consuls were the highest civil and military magistrates, serving as the head of government for the Republic....
     205, magister equitum
    Master of the Horse

    The Master of the Horse was a historical position of varying importance in several European nations....
     and censor 210, Pontifex Maximus
    Pontifex Maximus

    The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Ancient Rome College of Pontiffs. This was the most important position in the Ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post....
     212–183


2nd century BC

  • Publius Licinius Crassus
    Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC)

    Publius Licinius Crassus was Roman consul for year 171 BC, together with Gaius Cassius Longinus .He was the son of Gaius Licinius Varus, possibly related to the Gaius Licinius Varus who was consul in 236 BC and who was still alive in 219 BC....
    , consul
    Roman consul

    Consul was the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.During the time of ancient Rome as a Republic, the Consuls were the highest civil and military magistrates, serving as the head of government for the Republic....
     171 BC
  • Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus
    Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus

    Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus was the son by blood of Publius Mucius Scaevola , the consul of 175 BC, and brother of Publius Mucius Scaevola....
    , consul
    Roman consul

    Consul was the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.During the time of ancient Rome as a Republic, the Consuls were the highest civil and military magistrates, serving as the head of government for the Republic....
     131, Pontifex Maximus
    Pontifex Maximus

    The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Ancient Rome College of Pontiffs. This was the most important position in the Ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post....
     132–130


1st century BC

  • Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, praetor
    Praetor

    Praetor was a Title#Titles_for_heads_of_state granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, either before it was mustered or more typically in the field, or an elected Magistratus assigned duties that varied depending on the historical period....
     57
  • Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Iunianus, tribune of the people
    Tribune

    Tribune was a title shared by 10 elected officials in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president, which also gave them the exclusive right to propose legislation before it....
     53


Family of the triumvir

The father, elder brother, and one of the two sons of the triumvir
First Triumvirate

The First Triumvirate is a term used by some historians to refer to the unofficial Rome political alliance of Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Pompey....
 Marcus Licinius Crassus
Marcus Licinius Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus was a Roman Republic general and politician who commanded Sulla's decisive victory at Battle of the Colline Gate, suppressed the Slavery revolt led by Spartacus and entered into a secret pact, known as the First Triumvirate, with Pompey and Julius Caesar....
 were all named Publius Licinius Crassus:

  • Publius Licinius Crassus
    Publius Licinius Crassus Dives

    Publius Licinius Crassus Dives was a member of the respected and prominent Crassi branch of the plebeian Licinius gens as well as the father of the famed Crassus....
    , consul
    Roman consul

    Consul was the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.During the time of ancient Rome as a Republic, the Consuls were the highest civil and military magistrates, serving as the head of government for the Republic....
     97, censor 89
  • Publius Licinius Crassus, son of the consul of 97 BC, elder brother of Marcus Crassus the triumvir
  • Publius Licinius Crassus
    Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir)

    Publius Licinius Crassus was one of two sons of Marcus Licinius Crassus the First Triumvirate and Tertulla. He belonged to the last generation of Roman nobiles who came of age and began a political career before the collapse of the Roman Republic....
    , son of the triumvir, served under Julius Caesar in the first three years of the Gallic Wars, died in 53 BC at the Battle of Carrhae
    Battle of Carrhae

    The Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC was a decisive victory for the Parthian Spahbod Surena over the Roman Republic general Marcus Licinius Crassus near the town of Carrhae ....
     serving under his father


See also

Crassus (disambiguation)
Crassus (disambiguation)

Crassus may refer to:*Marcus Licinius Crassus, triumvir*Marcus Licinius Crassus , others with that name*Publius Licinius Crassus*Publius Licinius Crassus Dives...


Publius Crassus
Publius Crassus

Publius Crassus may refer to:*Publius Licinius Crassus Dives ; first member of the family to become Pontifex Maximus and censor, and among the first to reach the consulship...