@ Esmoreit:
The man who you are referring to was Crassus. His head was first cut off and then melted gold was poured down his throat. It is said that he was one of the richest and greediest men of all time. He was also a member of the first triumvirate alongside Julius Caesar and Pompey. All the members of this triumvirate were murdered. Julius Caesar was killed by a group of conspirators and Pompey by decapitation in Egypt. I think.