person
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Crassus
also: M. Licinius Crassus, M. Crassus, Crassus
The richest man in Rome (115-53 BC), rumored to have known of the plot; Sallust reports both that suspicion and Crassus's own later complaint of slander.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §17 Marcus Licinius Crassus
Rome's wealthiest man, rumored complicit in the plot; Sallust reports both the suspicion and Crassus's later denial.