Explanation: The Roman politician Crassus was one of the richest men in Rome, but craved the one thing his money couldn’t buy - military glory. In the Third Servile War, Crassus got his chance, and led the Legions of the Roman Republic to defeat Spartacus and his gladiator-led slave uprising in Italy.
… but Pompey Magnus, an influential rival, was returning from Spain at the time, and used the opportunity to mop up a few stragglers and claim he was the real victor of the war. Crassus never forgave Pompey for stealing the spotlight during his one chance at military acclaim.
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Explanation: The Roman politician Crassus was one of the richest men in Rome, but craved the one thing his money couldn’t buy - military glory. In the Third Servile War, Crassus got his chance, and led the Legions of the Roman Republic to defeat Spartacus and his gladiator-led slave uprising in Italy.
… but Pompey Magnus, an influential rival, was returning from Spain at the time, and used the opportunity to mop up a few stragglers and claim he was the real victor of the war. Crassus never forgave Pompey for stealing the spotlight during his one chance at military acclaim.
Crassus leaves to try fishing in a pond of Parthian alligators.
Wearing his finest rotten-meat scented perfume