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Sedley agrees that the conversion of Cassius should be dated to 48, when Cassius stopped resisting Caesar, and finds it unlikely that Epicureanism was a sufficient or primary motivation for his later decision to take violent action against the dictator. Rather, Cassius would have had to reconcile his intention with his philosophical views.
Gaius Avidius Cassius (c. 130 – July 175 AD) was a Syrian Roman general and usurper. He was born in Cyrrhus , and was the son of Gaius Avidius Heliodorus , who served as praefectus or governor of Roman Egypt , and Julia Cassia Alexandra, who was related to a number of royal figures, including her descent from both Augustus and Herod the Great .
Cassius Longinus (/ ˈ k æ ʃ ə s l ɒ n ˈ dʒ aɪ n ə s /; Greek: Κάσσιος Λογγῖνος; c. 213 – 273 AD) was a Greek [1] rhetorician and philosophical critic. Born in either Emesa or Athens, he studied at Alexandria under Ammonius Saccas and Origen the Pagan, and taught for thirty years in Athens, one of his pupils being Porphyry.
Cassius Longinus, end of 2nd century, beginning of 3rd century, historian only known through FGrHist 259. Cassius Longinus (philosopher) (213 – 273 AD), a Greek rhetorician and philosopher Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul 30) ( fl. 30–41 AD), a Roman jurist and great grandson or nephew of Gaius Cassius Longinus, who committed tyrannicide
The city of Rome, 44 BC. The conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar began with a meeting between Cassius Longinus and his brother-in-law Marcus Brutus [15] in the evening of 22 February 44 BC, [16] when after some discussion the two agreed that something had to be done to prevent Caesar from becoming king of the Romans.
Muhammad Ali, one of the world's greatest boxers, died at the age of 74 on Friday night after suffering from respiratory issues apparently related to his Parkinson's disease. As the world mourns ...
Cassius, the world’s largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, has died.The 18ft Australian crocodile, who lived on Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef, was thought to be more than 110 years old.
Cimber (centre) holds out the petition and pulls at Caesar's tunic, while Casca behind prepares to strike: painting by Karl von Piloty.. Publius Servilius Casca Longus (died c. 42 BC) was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar and plebeian tribune in 43 BC.