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Lucius Licinius Crassus | |
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| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office 1 January 95 BC – 31 December 95 BC Serving with Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex | |
| Preceded by | Gaius Cassius Longinus and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus |
| Succeeded by | Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Gaius Coelius Caldus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 140 BC Rome |
| Died | September 91 BC (aged 48–49) |
| Political party | Optimates |
| Spouse | Mucia (daughter of Q. Mucius Scaevola Augur) |
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Lucius Licinius Crassus (140 – September 91 BC) was a Roman orator and statesman who was a Roman consul and censor and who is also one of the main speakers in Cicero's dramatic dialogue on the art of oratory De Oratore,[1] set just before Crassus' death in 91 BC. He was considered the greatest orator of his day by his pupil Cicero.
- ^ The New Century Classical Handbook; Catherine Avery, editor; Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1962, p. 328:
"Crassus, Lucius Licinius, Roman orator and statesman; born 140 B.C.; died 91... consul in 95... censor in 92 B.C. He is one of the chief speakers in Cicero's De Oratore"