Luther wrote " Why does not the pope, whose wealth today is greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build the basilica of Saint Peter with his own money rather than with the money of poor believers? "

“教皇的财富如今超越了首富（克拉苏），为何彼得教堂时不用自己的钱，却用贫穷信徒的钱呢？”

Crassus won the war, but it is not his legacy which echoes through the centuries.

克拉苏获得了战争的胜利，但传颂了几个世纪的传奇故事的主人公并不是他。

The arrangement Caesar made between Pompey, Crassus, and himself is best known now as the First Triumvirate, even though it was not a legal entity like the Second Triumvirate truly was.

凯撒庞培，克拉苏，前三头同盟，和他自己之间做的这种安排被称为，尽管它不像后三头同盟一样是真正的法律实体。

Spartacus nearly managed to reach Crassus before being cut down by centurions.

就斯巴克斯几乎冲到克拉苏面前时，他被百人队队长砍中而倒下。

His excuse for this breach of the mos maiorum was his planned campaign against the Parthian Empire, finishing the job that Crassus had so ineptly begun.

他允许这些违背社会惯例的行为是他征战帕提亚帝国的计划的一部分，他想要完成克拉苏毫无策略地开始的事业。

And before that, there was famous Crassus who lost in 53 at Carrhae.

此之前，还有著名的克拉苏，他公元前53年的卡莱战役中战败。

The wealth,   popularity and power concentrated on these men turned Rome into an effective oligarchy  in the 50s BC with the emergence of the First Triumvirate featuring Pompey and Caesar alongside  Marcus Crassus, the wealthiest man in Rome.

这些人的财富、人气和权力集中他们身上， 使得公元前50年代变成了一个有效的寡头政体， 第一三头执政团的出现就是明证， 该执政团由庞培、凯撒和最富有的人库斯·克拉苏组成。

One particularly wealthy Roman consul, Marcus Licinius Crassus, who you may remember from the last episode, had so many slaves that he kept 500 just for carrying out building works on his properties.

一位特别富有的执政官库斯·李基努斯·克拉苏，你可能还记得他上一集出现过，他拥有很多奴隶，仅他的房产筑工地上就养了500个。

After Crassus died, Caesar and Pompey  would envelop Rome in civil war, with Caesar coming out on top – making  himself dictator for life in 44 BCE.

克拉苏死后， 凯撒和庞培将卷入内战，凯撒独占鳌头——公元前 44 年成为终身独裁者。

According to Plutarch, The rich and ambitious Crassus was pressing eastward, leading an unprovoked invasion of the Persian Empire for the sake of self-aggrandizement.

根据普鲁塔克的说法， 富有的野心家克拉苏正向东推进，带领一场无缘无故的入侵波斯帝国的行动， 目的是自我扩张。

While he was away, Crassus died in battle with the Parthians and Pompey, who had become Caesar’s rival and enemy, was elected Consul.

他离开期间， 克拉苏与帕提亚人的战斗中阵亡，而成为凯撒的对手和敌人的庞培被选为执政官。

Then leading lights such as the stellar general Pompey the Great and Crassus, wealthiest man in Rome.

然后是像伟大的将军庞培和最富有的人克拉苏这样的杰出人物。

If you remember, Crassus was one of the members of the Triumvirate.

如果你记得的话，克拉苏是三头政治之一的成员。

In Plutarch's book Parallel Lives, Plutarch describes the defeat of the Roman triumvir and general Crassus at the Battle of Carii back in 53 BCE.

普鲁塔克的《名人对照录》一书中，普鲁塔克描述了三巨头之一兼将军克拉苏斯公元前53年的卡雷战役中的失败。

During the first century BCE, three  mighty Roman men had a complete stranglehold over Roman politics: Pompey  Magnus, Marcus Crassus, and Julius Caesar.

公元前一世纪，三位强大的人完全控制了政治：庞培格努斯、库斯克拉苏和朱利叶斯凯撒。

In order to win, Caesar needed financial help, which he got from Crassus, one of Rome’s richest men.

为了获胜， 凯撒需要经济上的帮助，他从最富有的人之一克拉苏那里得到了帮助。

Compared to these other figures at the time, Crassus and Pompey, it's nothing near the same level.

相比当时的其他人物，比如克拉苏和庞培，这根本不是一个级别的。

Yeah, so Pompey and Crassus are consuls in 70.

好吧，所以庞培和克拉苏公元前70年担任执政官。