Abstract
When I recall my earliest impressions of Roman history I find that M. Crassus figures in them as a not very important and rather unattractive person. In contrast with Caesar, who conquered Gaul, he was defeated by the Parthians; and he accumulated wealth in a thoroughly sordid fashion and to a sordid extent. This impression was probably derived from the standard textbooks. For example, Mommsen's Roman History says: ‘Marcus Crassus had for years been reckoned among the heads of the three-headed monster without any proper title to be so included. He served as a makeweight to trim the balance between the real regents Pompeius and Caesar, or, to speak more accurately, he threw his weight into the scale of Caesar against Pompeius. The part of a supernumerary colleague is not a very honourable one; but Crassus was never hindered by any keen sense of honour from pursuing his own advantage. He was a merchant and was open to negotiation.’
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