Lucius Cassius Longinus

Also known as: Cassius Longinus · Family: Caesarian · Role: legate · First appears: The Civil War, Book III, 29–35

In Book III of The Civil War, Caesar sent Lucius Cassius Longinus to Thessaly with the twenty-seventh legion and two hundred horse. There, Scipio and Cotus (of Thrace) turned against him and his camp. Later in the book, Caesar ordered Cassius and Quintus Sabinus to join Quintus Fufius Kalenus in Achaia with their cohorts.

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Life events

• Caesar dispatched Lucius Cassius Longinus and a legion to Thessaly.(The Civil War, Book III, 29–35 · 📍 Thessaly)
  • With: Caesar
  • “he despatched Lucius Cassius Longinus, with the twenty-seventh, a legion composed of young soldiers, and two hundred horse, to Thessaly”
• Caesar sent Fufius to attempt the conquest of Achaia and ordered Quintus Sabinus and Cassius to join him.(The Civil War, Book III, 49–58 · 📍 Achaia)
  • With: Caesar Quintus Fufius Kalenus Caius Calvisius Sabinus
  • “Accordingly, he detached Fufius thither, and ordered Quintus Sabinus and Cassius to join him with their cohorts.”

The Civil War, Book III, 29–35

• commander: Caesar “he despatched Lucius Cassius Longinus, with the twenty-seventh, a legion composed of young soldiers, and two hundred horse, to Thessaly:”

The Civil War, Book III, 36–42

• enemies with Scipio (Scipio redirected his march toward Cassius.) “wheeled on a sudden towards Cassius Longinus in Thessaly.”
• enemies with Cotus (of Thrace) (The attack is attributed to Cotus's cavalry.) “Cotus's cavalry, which used to infest the neighbourhood of Macedonia, flew to attack Cassius's camp,”

The Civil War, Book III, 49–58

• commander: Caesar “Aetolia, Acarnania, and Amphilochis, being reduced, as we have related, by Cassius Longinus, and Calvisius Sabinus, Caesar thought he ought to attempt the conquest of Achaia, and to advance farther into the country.”

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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.