Cassius was elected tribune of the plebs for 49 BC, and threw in his lot with the Optimates, although his brother Lucius Cassius supported Caesar. [27] Cassius left Italy shortly after Caesar crossed the …

Little is known of his early life. As a quaestor in 53 bc, Cassius served under Marcus Licinius Crassus and saved the remnants of the Roman army defeated by the Parthians at Carrhae (modern Harran, …

Avidius Cassius (130–175), usurper Roman emperor Cassius Chaerea, 1st-century Roman army soldier and officer in the Praetorian Guard and assassin of Emperor Caligula

9 hours ago · Cassius was an 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile living in captivity in Marineland Crocodile Park in Australia. He died last year at the age of about 120, and we finally know why.

Cassius is the most shrewd and active member of the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. He functions in some respects as the conspirators’ leader, although Brutus later takes this role.

May 28, 2022 · Explore the life of Cassius, mastermind of Caesar’s assassination. Discover his role in Roman history, his ideals, and the legacy of the Republic’s defender.

Of all the leading characters in Julius Caesar, Cassius develops most as the action progresses. At the end of Act I, Scene 2, he is a passionate and devious manipulator striving to use Brutus to gain his …

Oct 19, 2021 · Between 44 and 43 BCE Cassius took Smyrna (now Izmir) and killed its governor, Gaius Trebonius, for which the Roman Senate declared him an enemy public and sent troops against him …

Cassius held a strong belief in the republican principles of Rome and was deeply troubled by the increasing concentration of power in the hands of Caesar. His fear of Caesar's ambition and potential …

Gaius Cassius was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After the death of Caesar he joined the party of Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus (the more famous Cassius and prime mover of …