Caesar and Crassus

In 63 BC Caesar ran for Pontifex Maximus, the high priest of Rome. It was not only an important position politically, but came with it numerous opportunities to generate personal income. After his term as Adyle, Caesar next needed a post that did not just push him further into the red. He needed to at least make some move towards the black. So he bribed all the key electors to ensure that democracy did not interfere with the election. As he once said to a compatriot while passing through a tiny village and gall, he would rather be the first man there than second man in Rome.