Editing Marcus Licinius Crassus (section)

==Artistic representations==
===Literature===
* Crassus is cited as an example of greed in [[Dante Alighieri]]'s Divine Comedy<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/adictionaryprop00toyngoog | title=A dictionary of proper names and notable matters in the works of Dante | date=8 March 1968 }}</ref>
* Crassus is a major character in [[Howard Fast]]'s 1951 novel ''[[Spartacus (Fast novel)|Spartacus]]''.
* Crassus is a major character in the 1956 [[Alfred Duggan]] novel ''Winter Quarters''. The novel follows two fictional Gallic nobles who join Julius Caesar's cavalry and then find their way into the service of Marcus' son, [[Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir)|Publius Licinius Crassus]], in Gaul. The characters eventually become clients of Publius Crassus, and, by extension, his father Marcus. The second half of the novel is related by its Gallic narrator from within the ranks of Crassus' doomed army en route to do battle with Parthia. The book depicts an overconfident and militarily incompetent Crassus up to the moment of his death.
* Crassus is a major character in the 1992 novel ''[[Arms of Nemesis]]'' by [[Steven Saylor]]. He is portrayed as the cousin and patron of Lucius Licinius, the investigation of whose murder forms the basis of the novel. He also has minor appearances in ''[[Roman Blood]]'' and ''Catalina's Riddle''.
* In [[David Drake]]'s ''[[Ranks of Bronze]]'' (1986), the Lost Legion is the major participant, although Crassus himself has been killed before the book begins.
* Crassus is a major character in [[Conn Iggulden]]'s ''Emperor'' series.
* The story of the [[Battle of Carrhae]] is the centerpiece of [[Ben Kane]]'s novel ''The Forgotten Legion'' (2008). Crassus is depicted as a vain man with poor military judgment.
* Crassus is a major character in [[Robert Harris (novelist)|Robert Harris]]' novel ''[[Lustrum (novel)|Lustrum]]'' (published as ''Conspirata'' in the USA), the sequel to ''[[Imperium (Harris novel)|Imperium]]'', which both chronicle the career of [[Marcus Tullius Cicero]].
* Crassus is a major character in the novels ''[[Fortune's Favourites (novel)|Fortune's Favourites]]'' and ''[[Caesar's Women]]'' by [[Colleen McCullough]]. He is portrayed as a brave but mediocre general, a brilliant financier, and a true friend of Caesar.

===Ballet===
* Crassus (''Russian:'' Красс) has a principal role in [[Aram Khachaturian]]'s 1956 ballet ''[[Spartacus (ballet)|Spartacus]]''.

===Drama===
'''Film'''
* Crassus is a principal character in the 1960 film ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'', played by actor [[Laurence Olivier]].<ref name="imdb1">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054331/|title=Spartacus|date=17 November 1960|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> The film is based on [[Howard Fast]]'s 1951 [[Spartacus (Fast novel)|novel of the same name]].
* Crassus is the antagonist in the 1962 film ''[[The Slave (1962 film)|The Slave]]'', played by actor [[Claudio Gora]].
* A highly fictionalized version of Crassus called Marcus Crassius is an enemy figure in the film ''[[Amazons and Gladiators]]'' (2001), played by [[Patrick Bergin]]. They mention his defeating Spartacus and that Caesar exiles him due to his popularity to a poor province, where he's very cruel to the populace; he conquers the Amazons, under Queen Zenobia (who apparently rules a tribe of Amazons in the same province, Pannae). In this film, he is killed by a young girl whose family he killed.
* A character named Hamilton Crassus III portrayed by [[Jon Voight]] in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s 2024 sci-fi epic film [[Megalopolis (film)|Megalopolis]], is based on Marcus Licinius Crassus. The film is a modern take of the [[Catiline Conspiracy]] set in an imagined futuristic Modern America.

'''Television'''
* Crassus is a principal character in the 2004 TV film ''[[Spartacus (2004 film)|Spartacus]]'', played by actor [[Angus Macfadyen]].
* Crassus appears in a [[Xena: Warrior Princess (season 3)|3rd season]] episode of ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', where he is beheaded in the Colosseum.
* He is portrayed by [[Simon Merrells]] in ''[[Spartacus: War of the Damned]]'' as the main antagonist. Unlike in Alfred Duggan's novel, he is portrayed as a brilliant military tactician.
* Crassus was also mentioned in the fifth series of ''[[Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)|Horrible Histories]]'', with a song named "Minted" dedicated to his life parodying [[Dizzee Rascal|Dizzee Rascal's]] [[Bonkers (song)|Bonkers]] sung by [[Simon Farnaby]].
* Crassus appears in the second season of the [[Netflix]] original series ''[[Roman Empire (TV series)|Roman Empire]]''.

===Music===
* Crassus, along with Palene, is one of the two narrators in ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of Spartacus]]''. He is played by [[Anthony Hopkins]].

===Video games===
* Crassus appears as one of the villains in ''[[Spartan: Total Warrior]]''.
* Crassus makes an appearance as a Great Merchant in ''[[Sid Meier's Civilization V]]'' and ''[[Sid Meier's Civilization VI]]''.
* Crassus appears as one of the hero centurions in some of the campaign missions in ''[[Praetorians (video game)|Praetorians]]''. He would later be killed in the campaign mission depicting the [[battle of Carrhae]].