Crassus was one of the three triumvirs with Pompey and Caesar, but was formerly better known as a a famously unscrupulous and fabulously wealthy business man.

Crassus was one of the three triumvirs with Pompey and Caesar, but was formerly better known as a a famously unscrupulous and fabulously wealthy business man. Perhaps most notoriously, he invented a fire department that would only put out your house fire if you sold the property at the price he wanted. Negotiations went on as the house burned.