Teacher:In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: In 75 AD, Plutarch wrote a biography of this man, describing him as avaricious. An adherent of Sulla, he was forced to flee to Hispania during the purges by Cinna, only to return with Sulla after Cinnas death in 84 BC, defeating the final remnants of the Cinna-supporters. Profiting heavily form Sullas proscriptions, he would be nicknamed dives, or the rich. During the Spartacus uprising, he would raise and train troups at his own expense and lead them into battle. From that period dates also his rivalry with Pompey, whom he accused of stealing the honor of the victory over the slaves from him. He would later reconcile with him, however. FTP, who is this man, who allegedly came to his end after molten gold had been poured into his mouth by the Parthians
Student:
History