# Lucius Cinna — Dialogues character guide

> Lucius Cinna in Dialogues by Seneca.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cinna

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

Roman politician, appears in historical examples of ambition and fall.

## Relationships

### [Caligula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/caligula)

_rivalry_

Caligula and Lucius Cinna are political rivals, with Cinna plotting against Caligula's rule.

### [Augustus Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/augustus_caesar)

_professional_

Augustus Caesar and Lucius Cinna have a professional relationship as emperor and senator, marked by political maneuvering.

### [Zeno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/zeno)

_social_

Lucius Cinna and Zeno are acquaintances, with Cinna occasionally seeking Zeno's philosophical advice.

### [Augustus Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/augustus_caesar)

_professional_

Augustus Caesar and Lucius Cinna have a professional relationship as emperor and senator, marked by political maneuvering.

### [Caligula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/caligula)

_rivalry_

Caligula and Lucius Cinna are political rivals, with Cinna plotting against Caligula's rule.

### [Augustus Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/augustus_caesar)

_professional_

Augustus Caesar and Lucius Cinna have a professional relationship as emperor and senator, marked by political maneuvering.

### [Zeno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/zeno)

_social_

Lucius Cinna and Zeno are acquaintances, with Cinna occasionally seeking Zeno's philosophical advice.

### [Caligula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/caligula)

_rivalry_

Caligula and Lucius Cinna are political rivals, with Cinna plotting against Caligula's rule.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/ix)

The dull-witted plotter against Augustus, pardoned and later made consul.

### [Book IV: The Intrinsic Value of Benefits and Gratitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/book-iv)

Cited as an example of a man raised to the consulate due to the greatness of his father or family, despite his own circumstances.

### [On the Duty of Respecting Ancestral Virtue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xxx)

Cited as an example of someone raised to the consulate because of his family's greatness.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in note on conspiracy against Augustus, with discussion of his age and identity.

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