Research topic: Cassius

Cassius , ancient Roman family. There were a number of well-known members. Spurius Cassius Viscellinus, d. c.485 BC, seems to have been consul several times. In 493 BC he negotiated a treaty establishing equal military assistance between Rome and the Latin cities. In 486 he proposed that land be distributed equally among the Roman and the Latin poor (see agrarian laws ). It is said that the patricians, outraged at the suggestion, accused Cassius of royal aspirations and had him executed. A descendant, Quintus Cassius Longinus, d. 45 BC, won a reputation for greed and corruption when... Read more