How Ancient Rome’s Richest Man Met His Tragic Fate

In Ancient Rome, the “First Triumvirate” was an informal political alliance between three famous politicians in the Roman Republic: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus. The three triumvirs all had their share of wealth and influence, but perhaps Crassus was the wealthiest of them. With a stellar military career and a vast network, he had become the most important man in the Roman Republic by the time he died in 53 BC. It was perhaps his quest for glory in the East that became his doom. <a href="https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/how-ancient-romes-richest-man-met-his-tragic-fate-8a8be2bd6904">Read More</a>