Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC) in the context of "Kingdom of Dardania"

⭐ In the context of the Kingdom of Dardania, Marcus Licinius Crassus is primarily known for…

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⭐ Core Definition: Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC)

Marcus Licinius Crassus (fl. 1st century BC), grandson of the triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus, was a Roman consul in the year 30 BC as the colleague of Octavian (the future Roman Emperor Augustus). He was best known for his successful campaigns in Macedonia and Thrace in 29–27 BC, for which he was denied customary military honors by Augustus.

The younger Crassus was the son of another Marcus Licinius Crassus, possibly by his wife Caecilia Metella Cretica, daughter of the consul Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus (see Caecilius Metellus); his mother's tomb is visible on the Appian Way. His father was a quaestor to Julius Caesar, and a son of Marcus Licinius Crassus possibly by his wife Tertulla (widow of an elder brother killed in December 87 BC). Crassus apparently had no surviving sons by his wife. It is believed that he adopted the future consul Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi from the Calpurnii Pisones family.

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👉 Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC) in the context of Kingdom of Dardania

The Kingdom of Dardania (Latin: Regnum Dardaniae) was a polity in the central Balkans in the region of Dardania during classical antiquity. It is named after the Dardani, a Paleo-Balkan tribe that formed the core of the Dardanian polity. Dardania was centered around present-day Kosovo, but also included parts of North Macedonia (northwestern area) and Albania (Kukës, Tropoja, Has). The eastern parts of Dardania were at the Thraco-Illyrian contact zone. Marcus Licinius Crassus, grandson of the triumvir Marcus Crassus, officially annexed the kingdom in 28 BC while on campaign against the Dacians and Bastarnae. The region was subsequently incorporated into the province of Moesia in 15 BC, and later in 293 AD, as the province of Dardania.

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Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC) in the context of Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Creticus)

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The Tomb of Caecilia Metella (Italian: Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella) is a mausoleum located just outside Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. It was built during the 1st century BC to honor Caecilia Metella, who was the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, a consul in 69 BC, and the wife of Marcus Licinius Crassus who served under Julius Caesar and was the son of the famous triumvir with the same name, Marcus Licinius Crassus. The mausoleum was probably built in 30–10 BC by her son who also had the same name, Marcus Licinius Crassus.

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Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 30 BC) in the context of Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 14 BC)

Marcus Licinius Crassus Frugi (fl. 1st century BC) was the adoptive son of consul Marcus Licinius Crassus and the adoptive great-grandson of triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus. Frugi's adoptive father was the last known direct descendant of the triumvir who bore his name.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Kingdom of Dardania ← Dardanian Kingdom ← Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Creticus) ← Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 14 BC)
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
First Triumvirate → Marcus Licinius Crassus → Ancient Rome → Roman consul → Roman Emperor → Augustus → Macedonia (Roman province) → Thrace → Marcus Licinius Crassus (quaestor 54 BC) → Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Creticus) → Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus (died 55 BC) → Caecilii Metelli → Appian Way → Quaestor → Julius Caesar → Tertulla (wife of Crassus) → Adoption in ancient Rome → Marcus Licinius Crassus (consul 14 BC) → Calpurnii Pisones →