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Crassus

The First Tycoon

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Crassus

By: Peter Stothard
Narrated by: Julian Elfer
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The story of Rome's richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory

Marcus Licinius Crassus (115-53 BCE) was a modern man in an ancient world, a pioneer disrupter of finance and politics, and the richest man of the last years of the Roman republic. Without his catastrophic ambition, this trailblazing tycoon might have quietly entered history as Rome's first modern political financier. Instead, Crassus and his son led an army on an unprovoked campaign against Parthia into what are now the borderlands of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, losing a battle at Carrhae which scarred Roman minds for generations.

After Crassus was killed, historians told many stories of his demise. Some said that his open mouth, shriveled by desert air, had been filled with molten gold as testament to his lifetime of greed. His story poses both immediate and lasting questions about the intertwining of money, ambition, and power.

©2022 Peter Stothard (P)2022 Tantor
Ancient Historical Politicians Politics & Activism Rome Ancient Greece
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This book is as much a history as a work of art. Beautiful prose as well as quality performance are a winning combo.

Excellent history of an elusive figure

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Wasn’t down with the sophisticated British voice but it was well written and a fun listen

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well researched and mastery written work on otherwise obscure figure of Roman history. though it could have been more critical with regard to the ancient sources used

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