From Crassus and Caesar to BLM and ‘Gays for Palestine’: How History Shows The Left’s Alliance Will Fail
Roman history can be quite illuminating.
Vince Coyner | June 15, 2026
Roman history can be quite illuminating. The First Triumvirate lasted from 60 BC to approximately 53 BC. It was an informal — and largely secret — agreement between Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Licinius Crassus to basically run the Roman Republic. Although ostensibly a Triumvirate, it was, for all intents and purposes, a duopoly between the two great generals. Crassus, by far the richest man in Rome, was mostly indulged because of his wealth. Among other things, he became rich by forming a band of firefighters who would show up at a burning house and offer to buy it for pennies on the dollar. If the owner refused, they’d just leave, while if he agreed, they’d go ahead and put out the fire. Nice guy.
Caesar and Pompey were adversaries but their partnership in the Triumvirate was sealed when Caesar forced his 17-year-old daughter Julia to marry the 47-year-old Pompey. The marriage was reportedly a happy one, but when Julia died in childbirth in 54 BC, it was the beginning of the end of the Triumvirate. The final stake came with the death of Crassus in 53. The collapse of the pact led to years of civil war which ended with a triumphant Caesar being appointed dictator for life in February 44 BC. And we all know how that turned out.
Caesar’s murder was followed by the Second Triumvirate with Mark Antony, Lepidus and Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son. Once again, made up of adversaries and relatives, this Triumvirate had a similar trajectory and again ended with a Caesar in total control.
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