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The First Triumvirate (60 – 53 AD). The careers of Pompey, Crassus and Caesar before they formed their alliance…. Pompey. 70s BCE: - Defeated uprising in Spain - Helped quell Spartacus’ slave revolt 70 BCE: - Joint consul with Crassus. Pompey.
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The First Triumvirate (60 – 53 AD) The careers of Pompey, Crassus and Caesar before they formed their alliance…
Pompey 70s BCE: - Defeated uprising in Spain- Helped quell Spartacus’ slave revolt70 BCE: - Joint consul with Crassus
Pompey 60s BCE: - Assigned responsibility for eliminating piracy in the Mediterranean. Very successful- 66 BCE: Given the ‘Mithridatic’ command, conquers the East.
Crassus Defeated Spartacus’s slave uprising 70 BCE – joint consul with Pompey Extremely rich Censor 65 BCE
Julius Caesar • Holds various magistracies • Elected pontifex maximus in 63 BCE • Praetor in Spain • Crassus helps him with debts in return for his political support