Chapter 6: Pompey Magnus and Crassus

With the end of Sulla’s vicious civil wars and dictatorship, the Republic can hopefully recover.  We follow the careers of two of Pompey’s most able subordinates: Gnaeus Pompey Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus.  Both men served Sulla well, and became very powerful with his help.  Now, without Sulla, they throw themselves into the Republic’s politics.  The two rivals have their strengths and weaknesses, and successes and failures.

Our essential question to keep in mind throughout the episode is: What happens if you become too successful in Roman politics?

Outro Music: “Into Uncertainty’’ from Jay Man - OurMusicBox.  Thumbnail made with Bannersnack.

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