Imperator Crassus. Julius Caesar arrives at the House of Crassus and after a brief tussle with Crassus' guards, is welcomed by the man himself. Crassus strikes an alliance with Caesar in order to bring an end to Spartacus' rebellion. He orders Caesar to remain unshaven and the purpose of this is not revealed.
1 Lanthanum oxide additive to tungsten is used in gas tungsten arc welding electrodes, as a substitute for radioactive thorium. 2  Various compounds of lanthanum and other rare-earth elements (oxides, chlorides, etc.) are components of various catalysis, such as petroleum cracking catalysts.
1 Monazite sand is a source of lighter lanthanides in their trivalent phosphate form. 2  The application of Lanthanide elements as biological tracers is used to trace the effectiveness and target route of drugs in humans and animals.