Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. The World of Marcus Licinius Crassus 1st Century BCE ii
3. ANCIENT LIVES vii
4. Contents xi
5. Prologue 1
6. CHAPTER ONE. The Secret Disrupter 3
7. CHAPTER TWO. A Faraway Place 15
8. CHAPTER THREE. Nothing to Laugh About 19
9. CHAPTER FOUR. Inside the Cave 29
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Crassus at War 35
11. CHAPTER SIX. Ways of Revenge 43
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. Parthian Faces 51
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. Fire and Finance 55
14. CHAPTER NINE. Problems with Foreigners 61
15. CHAPTER TEN. Spartacus 69
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Eastern Questions 81
17. CHAPTER TWELVE. The Nature of Money 87
18. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. A Three-Headed Monster 99
19. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. How to Be First 109
20. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. A Divine Bull’s Warning 115
21. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Hairs on a Man’s Palm 121
22. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Camels and Bows 125
23. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. A Brawl over a Horse 137
24. CHAPTER NINETEEN. Crassus’s Triumph 143
25. Chronology 149
26. Source Notes 151
27. Acknowledgments 159
28. Index 161