Licinii Crassi
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The Licinii Crassi were a branch of the gens Licinia. Prominent members include:
- Publius Licinius Crassus Dives (consul 205 BC), consul in 205 BC
- Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, son of the previous
- Marcus Licinius Crassus Agelastus, son of the previous
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, praetor in 107 BC, son of the previous
- Publius Licinius Crassus Dives (consul 97 BC), consul in 97 BC, son of #3
- Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, d. 87 BC, son of the previous
- Publius Licinius Crassus, son of the previous
- Lucius (?) Licinius Crassus, son of #5
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, triumvir, son of #5, married secondly Terentia, daughter of Marcus Varro Terentius Lucullus (born Marcus Licinius Lucullus).
- Publius Licinius Crassus (d. 53 BC), son of the previous, legate of Julius Caesar, married Cornelia Metella
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, quaestor of Julius Caesar, son of #9
- Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC), consul in 30 BC, son of the previous
- Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives (consul 14 BC), consul in 14 BC, son of the previous
Probably related to these Licinii Crassi:
- Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC), consul in 171 BC, son of Gaius Licinius Varus
- Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus, consul 131 BC, adopted son of the previous
- Gaius Licinius Crassus (consul 168 BC), consul in 168 BC, brother of #1 ( the consul of 171 BC).
- Gaius Licinius Crassus, tribune of the plebs in 145 BC, son of the previous. In that year, he attempted to deprive the pontifical college of its right of co-optation (electing new pontiffs from among their own intimates), and to transfer the power of election to the people; however, his efforts were frustrated by the praetor Laelius (later consul in 140 BC).[1]. His designs were eventually carried out in 104 BC by Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, then tribune of the plebs.
Probably related to these Licinii Crassi:
- Lucius Licinius Crassus, consul in 95 BC, married Mucia
- Lucius Licinius Crassus Scipio, maternal grandson and adopted son of the previous
External links
William Smith. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1867) — three-volume, 3,700-page ocean of Greek and Roman historical, literary and mythological figures. [2]