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Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BCE)

Roman general and politician

b. 70 BCE – d. 10 BCE World The Middle of The Earth

Marcus Licinius Crassus the Younger, also known as Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives, (flourishes 1st century BCE), grandson of the triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus, is a Roman Consul in the year 30 BCE, along with Octavian, the (future Roman Emperor Augustus).

He is best known for his successful campaigns in Macedonia and Thrace in 29-27 BCE, for which he is denied customary military honors by Octavian.