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c. 164.
4. L. Cassius longinus
Ravilin, Co #. c. 147,
Cens. H. c. 125.
1
Cos. B. c. 107.
Ca. . c. 171.
7. C. Casins
Longinus,
Cos. 3. C. 96.
1
9. C. Cassius Longinus,
Cos. . c. 124.
10. C. Cassius Longinus
1. 5. A. Cassius
Pr. R. C. 44. PercuWor
Cauaris, married Junia
Tertia.
pleb. *. c. 14.
14. L. Cassius
D. C 18.
Caul. B. c. 63.
Cos. A. D. 36,
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ricon Lollins in the ode addressed to him (Carm. 3. Q. Cassius LONGINUS, son of No. 2, only
ix. 9) must, of course, be taken with as great de known from the Fasti.
ductions as the reproaches of Velleius ; but since
the poet expressly speaks of his freedom from all
1. Q. Cassius Longinus,
avarice,
Vindex avarae fraudis et abstinens
(L. Cassius Longinus. )
Ducentis ad se cuncta pecuniae,”
2. Q. Cassius Longinus,
we must believe that Lollius had not become noto-
rious for his love of money till he accompanied C. 5. Q. Casslus Longinus
,
Caesar into the East. While in the East, Lollius 5. L. Cassius Longinus,
incurred the displeasure of C. Caesar, owing, it is
said, to his having betrayed to the Parthis the 8. C. Cassius Longinus,
6. 1. Cassius Longinus,
plans of the Romans. Pliny states (l. c. ) that
tril. pleb. 1. c. 104.
Cens. B. c. 154.
Lollius put an end to his own life by poison, and
Velleius Paterculus (ii. 102), though he leaves it
uncertnin, implies that such was the case, and adds
that his death occasioned general joy.
Vanuis, Cos. N. c. 73.
It is uncertain whether Lollius bore any cogno- 11. C. Cassius Longinus, 12. L. Cassius
Longinus, trib. Lunginus, tribu
men, In an inscription (apud Sigon, et Pigh. ad
plel. ). c. 49.
ann. 732) he is called simply M. Lollius, M. F.
1
16. 0. Cassius
Some writers suppose that this surname was Paul- 13. C. Cassius Longinus. Longinus
(longinus)
linus, because his granddaughter was called Lollia 17. L. Cassius Longinus, 18. L. Crasius Longinus,
Paullina, and because we find an M. Lollius Paul-
linus who was consul suffectus A, D. 93; but this
19. C. Cassius Longinus,
the jurist.
js not conclusive evidence, as we know that the
4. L. Cassius, Q. f. L. N. LONGINUS RaviLLA,
Romans frequently added cognomens, and changed
them, in the imperial period. In no ancient writer second son of No. 2, received his agnomen of
is Lollius mentioned with any surname.
Ravilla from his ravi oculi. (Festus, s. v. Ravi. )
Lollius appears to have left two sons, to the He was tribune of the plebs, B. C. 137, and pro-
eldest of whom Horace addressed two of his Epis- posed the second law for voting by ballot (tabellaria
tles. (Ep. i. 2 and 18). In the latter of these lex), the first having been brought forward by
epistles Horace speaks of Lollius having served Gabinius two years before, B. C. 139. The law of
against the Cantabri in Spain. One of these Cassius. introduced the ballot in the “ Judicium
brothers appears to have obtained the consulship, Populi,” by which we must understand criminal
though his name does not occur in the Fasti ; for
cases tried in the comitia by the whole body of the
the M. Lollius, the father of Lollia Paullina, whom people ; but cases of perduellio were excepted from
Tacitus calls consularis (Ann. xii. 1), must have the operation of the law. This law gave great dis-
been a son of M. Lollius, the guardian of C. satisfaction to the optimates, as it deprived them
Cacsar.
of much of their influence in the comitia. (Cic. de
LOʻLLIUS ALCA'MENES. (ALCAMENES. ]
Leg. iii. 16, Brut. 25, pro Sext. 48; Ascon, in
LOʻLLIUS BASSUS. [Bassus. ]
Corn. p. 78, ed. Orelli. ) It is commemorated on
LOʻLLIUS PAULLI'NUS. [Lollius, No. many coins of the Cassia gens, a specimen of which
5. ]
is given below.
LO'LLIUS U'RBICUS. (URBICUS. ]
LONGA'TIS (ory@tis), a surname of Athena
(Lycoph. 520, 1032), which according to Tzetzes
(ad Lycoph. 1. c. ), she derived from her being wor-
shipped in a Boeotian district called Longas, which
however is unknown.
[L. S. ]
LONGI'NUS, AEMI’LIUS, a deserter from
the first legion, murdered Vocula, at the instigation
of Classicus, in the great revolt of the Treviri
against the Romans, A. D. 70; but was shortly Longinus was consul B. c. 127, with L. Corne-
afterwards put to death by the soldiers of the six- lius Cinna, and censor B. c. 125, with Cn. Servilius
teenth legion. (Tac. Hist. iv. 59, 62. )
Caepio. (Cic. Verr. i. 55.
) Their censorship was
LONGI'NOS, CA'SSIUS, a celebrated plebeian celebrated for its severity, of which an instance is
family:
related in the condemnation of M. Lepidus Porcina.
1. Q. Cassius LONGINUS, tribune of the soldiers (Lepidus, No. 10. ] Longinus had the character
in the second Punic war, B. c. 252, was sent by of great severity as a judex, whence his tribunal
the consul, C. Aurelius Cotta, to blockade Lipara, was called the scopulus reorum (Val. Max. iii. 7.
but with strict orders not to engage in battle. As S 9); but he was at the same time looked up to
Longinus, however, disobeyed these orders, and as a man of great integrity and justice. It is re-
suffered a severe defeat, he was deprived of his lated of him that in all criminal trials he was ac-
command by Cotta. (Zonar. viii. 14. )
customed to ask, before every thing else, with what
2. Q. Cassius, L. F. Q. N. LOXGinus, grandson object (cui bono) a crime had been committed. It
of No. 1, was praetor urbanus B. c. 167, in which was in consequence of this reputation for justice
year he conducied to Alba Perseus, the conquered and severity that he was appointed by the people
king of Macedonia. He was consul B. c. 164, with in B. c. 113 to investigate certain cases of incest,
A. Manlius Torquatus, and died in his year of because the pontiffs were thought to have impro-
office. (Liv. xlv. 16, 35, 42; Fasti Capitol. ) perly acquitted two of the restal virgins, Licinia
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and Marcia, while they condemned one, Aemilia. of consular rank unheard, and while he was absent
Longinus condemned not only Licinia and Marcia, on the service of the state. In B. c. 154 Cassius
but also several other persons; but the extreme censor with M. Valerius Messalla. (Liv.
severity with which he acted on this occasion was xlii. 4, 28, 32, xliii. 1, 5; Oros. iv. 20; Plin. H.
generally reprobated by public opinion. (Licinia, N. vii. 3. 8. 4; Cic. pro Dom. 50, 53; Plin. H. N.
No. 2. 1 (Cic. pro S. Rosc. 30; Ascon. in Milon. xvii. 25. s. 38. ) A theatre, which these censors
12, p. 46, ed. Orelli; Dion Cas. Fr. 92 ; Oros. v. had contracted to have built, was pulled down by
15; Liv. Epit. 63; Obsequ. 97; Plut. Quuest. order of the senate, at the suggestion of P. Scipio
Rom. p. 284, b. )
Nasica, as useless and injurious to public morais,
Ernesti (Clavis Cic. ) and Orelli (Onom. Tull. ) | (Liv. Epit. 48 ; Vell. Pat. i. 15; Val. Max. ii. 4.
regard the tribune of 'B. c. 137, who proposed the $ 2; Oros. iv, 21 ; Augustin, de Cir. Dei, i. 31;
tabellaria lex, as the father of the consul of B. C. Appian, B. C. 1, 28, who erroneously calls Cassius
127, and of the censor of. B. c. 125. It is, however, Lucius, and places the event at too late a period. )
very improbable that a tribune of the plebs should Cassius accused M. Cato in his extreme old age:
be the father of a person who was consul ten years the speech of the latter, which he delivered in his
afterwards ; and their identity is strongly supported defence, was extant in the time of Gellius. (Gell.
by the character which Cicero (Brut. 25) gives of x. 14 ; comp. Liv. xxxix. 40 ; Val. Max. viii. 7.
the tribune, which is quite in accordance with the Sl; Plut. Cat. 15; Meyer, Orat. Rom. Frag.
well-known severity of the judex and the censor. p. 1
111, 2d. ed. )
5. L. Cassius Q. F. Q. N. LONGINUS, son of 9. C. Cassius, C. F. C. N. LONGINUS, son of
No. 3, was praetor B. c. lll, and was sent to Nu- No. 8, was consul B. c. 124, with C. Sextius Cal-
midia to bring Jugurtha to Rome, under promise vinus. (Fast. Sic. ; Cassiod. ; Vell. Pat. i. 15. )
of a safe conduct. Cassius also pledged his own Eutropius (iv. 2:2) says that the colleague of Lon.
word to Jugurtha for his security ; and so high ginus was C. Domitius Calvinus, and that he car-
was the reputation of Cassius, that the Numidian ried on war with him against Bituitus; but both
king valued this as much as the public promise. statements are erroneous. [Bituitus. ) Obse-
In B. c. 107 he was consul with C. Marius, and quens (c. 91) calls the other consul Sextilius.
received as his province Narbonese Gaul, in order 10. C. Cassius LONGINUS VARUS, of uncertain
to oppose the Cimbri and their allies ; but in the descent, was consul B. C. 73, with M. Terentius
course of the same year he was defeated and killed Varro Lucullus. In order to quiet the people, the
by the Tigurini in the territory of the Allobroges. consuls of this year brought forward à law (les
(Sall
. Jug. 32 ; Liv. Epit. 65; Oros. v. 15; Caes. Terentia Cassia) by which corn was to be pur-
B. G. i. 7 ; Tac. Germ. 37. )
chased and then sold in Rome at a small price.
6.