Caius Cassius

Also known as: Cassius · Family: Pompeian · Role: commander · First appears: The Civil War, Book III, 1–8

In Book III of The Civil War, Marcus Bibulus was appointed commander-in-chief of the maritime department and directed its affairs. Caius Cassius then fought against Caesar’s fleet: at Messana he surprised Pomponius and burned his ships, and afterwards sailed to Vibo to attack Publius Sulpicius’s fleet, using the same tactic.

Relationship record

The Civil War, Book III, 1–8

• commander: Marcus Bibulus “But Marcus Bibulus was appointed commander-in-chief of the whole maritime department, and regulated every matter.”

The Civil War, Book III, 101–107

• enemies with Pomponius “Cassius got into Messana with his fleet before Pomponius had notice of his arrival, and having found him in disorder, without guards or discipline, and the wind being high and favourable, he filled several transports with fir, pitch, and tow, and other combustibles, and sent them against Pomponius's fleet, and set fire to all his ships, thirty-five in number, twenty of which were armed with beaks”
• enemies with Publius Sulpicius “and Cassius set sail from thence to attack Sulpicius's fleet at Vibo, and our ships being moored to the land, to strike the same terror, he acted in the same manner as before.”
• enemies with Caesar “as Caesar's fleet was divided into two parts, Publius Sulpicius the praetor commanding one division at Vibo near the straits, Pomponius the other at Messana, Cassius got into Messana with his fleet before Pomponius had notice of his arrival”

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