Did Crassus, Ancient Rome’s Wealthiest Man Really Die From Drinking Molten Gold?
Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 115 B.C. —53 BC.) was a Roman general and politician. He is today remembered for being the wealthiest man in ancient Rome, suppressing the slave revolt led by Spartacus and forming the so-called First Triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Pompey to...