Crassus ran a private fire company whose business model was essentially, hey, I noticed your house is on fire. Give me some money and I'll help you out with that. Caesar succeeded in becoming consul in 59 BCE and thereafter sought to dominate Roman politics by allying himself with Crassus and also with Rome's other most powerful man, the general Pompey. You'll no doubt remember Pompey from his fascination with Alexander the Great. Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar were the so-called first triumvirate, and the alliance worked out super well for Caesar. Not so well for the other two. Let's go to the Thought Bubble.