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Marcus Licinius Crassus (Latin: <small>M·LICINIVS·P·F·P·N·CRASSVS</small>[1]) (ca. 115 BC – 53 BC) was a Roman general and politician who generalled Sulla's decisive victory at Colline gate, suppressed the slave revolt led by Spartacus and entered into a secret pact, known as the First Triumvirate, with Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Gaius Julius Caesar. One of the richest men of the era, Crassus still hankered for recognition for military victories in the shape of a triumph. This desire for a triumph led him into Syria, where he was killed after the disastrous Roman defeat at Carrhae.