# Crassus and the Social Wars

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Podcast: [Emperors of Rome](https://stenobird.com/podcast/emperors-of-rome-1057029)
Published: 2025-04-01T13:17:00+00:00
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Marcus Licinius Crassus was an influential politician in the late Roman republic, famous for the wealth he accrued and the power that he held. An ally of Caesar and a rival of Pompey, he rose to prominence during the social wars, but would never get the military glory he believed was his owed. Episode CCXXXIX (239) Part I of Crassus Guest: Assoc. Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classic and Ancient History, La Trobe University)

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