Editing Marcus Licinius Crassus (section)

==First Triumvirate-Alliance with Pompey and Caesar==
In 65 BC, Crassus was elected [[Roman censor|censor]] with another conservative, [[Quintus Lutatius Catulus Capitolinus]], himself son of a consul. During that decade, Crassus was Julius Caesar's patron in all but name, financing Caesar's successful election to become ''[[pontifex maximus]]''. Caesar had formerly been the priest of Jupiter, or ''[[flamen dialis]]'', but had been deprived of office by Sulla. Crassus also supported Caesar's efforts to win command of military campaigns. Caesar's mediation between Crassus and Pompey led to the creation of the [[First Triumvirate]] in 60&nbsp;BC, consisting of Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar (who became consul in 59&nbsp;BC). This coalition would last until Crassus' death.
In 54&nbsp;BC, Crassus looted the [[Second Temple|Jewish Temple]] treasury.<ref>Josephus, ''The New Complete Works'', translated by William Whiston, [[Kregel Publications]], 1999, "Antiquites" Book 14:7, p.463</ref><ref>Michael Grant, ''The Jews in the Roman World'', Barnes & Noble, 1973, p.58</ref>
[[File:P. Crassus denarius.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Denarius]] minted by [[Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir)|Publius Licinius Crassus]], son of the triumvir Marcus, as ''[[monetalis]]'' in 55&nbsp;BC; on the [[obverse]] is a laureate bust of [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], perhaps in honor of his commanding officer [[Julius Caesar]]; on the reverse is an unidentified female figure, perhaps representing [[Gaul]]]]
In 55 BC, after the Triumvirate met at the [[Luca Conference]] in 56&nbsp;BC, Crassus was again consul with Pompey, and a law was passed assigning the provinces of the two Hispanias and [[Roman Syria|Syria]] to Pompey and Crassus, respectively, for five years.