The First Triumvirate
The first triumvirate was and alliance between three prominent politicians, Crassus, Pompey and Julius Caesar. The Roman historian Livy described the First Triumvirate as 'a conspiracy against the state by its three leading citizens'. The agreement was unofficial and private. It was formed in the summer of 60-59 B.C. The first triumvirate however is a bit misleading in name. Not only was it never called that by the contemporary Romans, but it was a far more inclusive factio (faction) than the term triumvirate implies.
How and why the first triumvirate was created:
· Crassus and Pompey had been colleagues in the past, they shared consulship in 70 B.C. but never liked each other, and it was only through Julius Caesar that they came together.
· Each of members had great resources, Crassus had money, Pompey had influence and respect, and Caesar had diplomatic skills as well as the consulship in 59 B.C.
· The deal was solidified through marriage;......
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