Crassus

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Crassus Crassi N M :: Crassus, Roman cognomen; M. Licinius Crassus Dives, the triumvir

Crassus: i, m.,
I a family name in the gens Licinia. The most distinguished were,
I L. Licinius Crassus, a celebrated orator, a contemporary of Cicero, Cic. Brut. 38, 143; id. Off. 1, 30, 108 et saep.; cf. id. Brut. prol. pp. 68-77 Ellendt.—
II M. Licinius Crassus, the triumvir.—Hence, Crassĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the triumvir Crassus: exercitūs clades (in the war with the Parthians), Vell. 2, 82, 2; cf.: Crassiana clades, Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 47; Flor. 4, 9, 7.

(2) Crassus,⁸ ī, m., surnom de la famille Licinia ; [en part.] L. Licinius Crassus, l’orateur : Cic. Br. 143 || M. Licinius Crassus, le triumvir : Cic. Br. 230.

(2) Crassus², ī, m. ein Familienname der gens Licinia, s. Licinius. – Dav. Crassiānus, a, um, krassianisch, des (Triumvirn) Krassus, Crassiani exercitus clades, Vell., u. Crassiana clades (im Partherkriege), Flor. u. Plin.