—–Writes Derek Wheeler:Even the richest man in Rome was relegated to the shadows of his contemporaries. Before allying with Pompey and Caeser to form the First Triumvirate, Marcus Licinius Crassus amassed his wealth through shady real estate deals. Often bargaining for pennies on the dollar (or asses on the sestertius), victims of house fires were presented with the choice to sell quickly or watch their future go up in flames. Before, of course, Crassus sent in his private fire brigade to extinguish the blaze lest it engulf his new assets. Though he owned slaves, artisans, silver mines, and land while sitting comfortably atop his third of the Roman Republic in Syria, Crassus lacked the battle-hardened glory of his cohorts which would secure his place in the annals of history.Continue reading on The Ron Paul Institute The post Marcus Licinius Trump appeared first on LewRockwell.