For a long time I assumed Crassus was the richest man in Rome, I've even heard it said that adjusted for inflation (if such a thing is even possible across cultures and aeons) he is the richest man of all time.
However recently in some places I've seen people suggest that Pompey was significantly more wealthy.
Who was richer?
Hi! This was discussed brilliantly here /u/Doggies_of_war https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/259xb6/were_the_roman_emperors_not_more_wealthy_than/chf5qdc
and here
/u/joak22 https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2g0jtr/how_rich_was_crassus/