Editing Marcus Licinius Crassus (section)

===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.