(Marcus), a Roman consul, enriched himself by trading in slaves: he was so wealthy, that he treated all Rome, and gave each citizen a stock of corn for three months. In the year of the city 668, he retired, from the tyranny of Cinna and Marius, to Spain, where Vibius his friend hid him in a cave for eight months. From thence he went to Africa, where Sylla employed him; and he showed extraordinary courage against the slaves under Spartacus, whom he defeated, and put those that fled to death. He was afterwards praetor, consul, and triumvir with Caesar and Pompey. Joining Pompey, he entered Syria, plundered the temple of Jerusalem, and carried immense riches out of Judea. He at length marched against the Parthians; but his army, which was composed of about 100,000 men, was defeated, and himself killed, near Sinnaca, a city of Mesopotamia, in the fifty-third year before the Christian era. It is said that his head being carried to Orodes king of the Parthians, that prince caused melted gold to be poured into his mouth, saying, that "he should be consumed by the same metal, the infatiate desire of which had made him commit so many crimes."