Lucius Licinius Crassus
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Lucius Licinius Crassus Orator (140 BC-91 BC) was a Roman consul. He was the greatest Roman orator of his day.
He became consul in 95 BC. During his consulship a law was passed requiring all but citizens to leave Rome, an edict which provoked the Social War.
| Preceded by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus |
Consul of the Roman Republic with Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex 95 BC |
Succeeded by Gaius Coelius Caldus and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus |
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