Yet it is not necessary to praise political success or to idealize the men who win wealth and honours through civil war. […] Family influence and wealth did not alone suffice. […] Now, in the summer of the year, Caesar stood for the consulate backed by Crassus’ wealth, and in concert with L. […] Some fell in the wars, like Gabinius and Curio: the survivors expected an accession of wealth, dignity and power. […] On his wealth, power and ostentation, cf.