With Roman forces controlling the coastal roads, Spartacus was forced to cross the Aspromonte mountain. “That’s why Crassus built this fortification line here,” said Gennaro. Visonà told ...

He returned to Rome in 60 BC and, the following year, was elected consul, the highest office in the republic. Now holding real power, Caesar allied himself with two key people, Pompey and Crassus.

The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, ... Pompey, and Crassus—grew so extraordinarily rich and influential that they began to ignore the constraints of the Senate and the law.

By signing over his assets and money to Cesar, Crassus figured heâ d be considered a good man because his nephew was now beloved by New Rome. Related How Much Money Francis Ford Coppola Spent To ...

Researchers think the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus built the wall in an attempt to trap the rebels, according to the statement. Spartacus may have confronted the Romans at the wall, ...

The Catiline Conspiracy was a seminal event in the late Roman Republic, foreshadowing that republic’s collapse over the next several decades. Cicero’s denunciations of Catiline have been intently ...

With Roman forces controlling the coastal roads, Spartacus was forced to cross the Aspromonte mountain. “That’s why Crassus built this fortification line here,” said Gennaro. Visonà told ...