First Triumvirate

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The First Triumvirate was an informal political alliance in the late Roman Republic between Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Licinius Crassus that dominated Roman politics in the 50s BCE.

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First Triumvirate canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman political alliance
informal political alliance
triumvirate
aimedAt consolidation of personal power
control of key magistracies and provincial commands
appliesToJurisdiction Roman Republic
conflictWith optimates faction in the Roman Senate
country Roman Republic
describedBySource Appian
Plutarch
Suetonius
dissolvedAfter death of Crassus at the Battle of Carrhae
growing rivalry between Caesar and Pompey
endTime 53 BCE
followedBy Second Triumvirate
grantedBenefitTo Julius Caesar
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Pompey the Great
hasAlternativeName amicitia between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
hasCause mutual need for support among Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
political deadlock in the late Roman Republic
hasCharacteristic extra-constitutional
informal
personal alliance
power-sharing arrangement
hasEffect domination of Roman politics in the 50s BCE
undermining of Roman Republican institutions
hasHistoricalPeriod Late Roman Republic
surface form: late Roman Republic
hasMember Pompey the Great
surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

Julius Caesar
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Pompey the Great
influenced allocation of provincial commands
elections in the Roman Republic
legislation in the Roman popular assemblies
location Rome
notableWork financial advantages for Crassus and his allies
ratification of Pompey’s eastern settlements
support for Julius Caesar’s consulship of 59 BCE
partOf crisis of the Roman Republic
precededBy Sullan constitutional reforms
significantEvent Conference of Luca
startTime 60 BCE
usedInstrument electoral pacts
patronage networks
popularis politics

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Julius Caesar memberOf First Triumvirate
Caesar’s civil war precededBy First Triumvirate
Pompey the Great memberOf First Triumvirate
Late Roman Republic hasMajorEvent First Triumvirate
Second Triumvirate precededBy First Triumvirate
Gaius Julius Caesar notableEvent First Triumvirate
gens Pompeia memberOf First Triumvirate
subject surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Marcus Licinius Crassus memberOf First Triumvirate
Gnaeus memberOf First Triumvirate
subject surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Life of Crassus describes First Triumvirate