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Tusculan Disputations · Character

M. Crassus

Roman general and politician; member of the First Triumvirate.

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Also known as M. Crassus, Miserable M. Crassus, Crassus

First appearance: tusculan disputations

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HOHomerCMCaius MariusPAPanaetiusSAScipio AfricanusLALaeliusMCM. Crassus

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  • Stoic and Roman exemplars
  • Homeric heroes and poet
  • Diverse historical and philosophical figures
  • Roman and Greek models

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