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Cassius Longinus

American  
[lon-jahy-nuhs] / lɒnˈdʒaɪ nəs /

noun

  1. Gaius died 42 b.c., Roman general: leader of the conspiracy against Julius Caesar.


Cassius Longinus British  
/ ˈkæsɪəs lɒnˈdʒaɪnəs /

noun

  1. Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). died 42 bc , Roman general: led the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (44); defeated at Philippi by Antony (42)

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Experts said they believe the coin was likely discovered more than a decade ago in an area of current-day Greece where Brutus and his civil war ally, Gaius Cassius Longinus, were encamped with their army.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2023

It was with great difficulty that the Tribunes, M. Antonius, afterward the well-known Triumvir, and Q. Cassius Longinus, forced the Senate to allow the letter to be read.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

The prefecture of Syria was confided to Cassius Longinus, under whom served, as procurator of Judea, Caspius Fadus, a stern though an upright soldier.

From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael

Antony, Lepidus, Trebonius, Calvinus, Cassius Longinus, Quintus Cicero, Sabinus, Decimus Brutus, Vatinius, were trusted with independent authority, only to show themselves unfit to use it.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony

He crossed the little river Rubicon, which bounded his province, and advanced to Rimini, where he met the tribunes, Antony, Cassius Longinus, and Curio, who were coming to him from Rome.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony

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