# Cassius — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Cassius in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Gaius Cassius, Cassius Longinus, Lucius Cassius Longinus

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-the-deified-julius

## Who they are

Lean, sharp-tongued soldier whose old grudges against Caesar hardened into the dagger that struck him down.

## Relationships

### [Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/characters/augustus)

_rivalry_

Cassius was a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, making him a mortal enemy of Augustus (Octavian).

### [Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/characters/augustus)

_rivalry_

Cassius was a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, making him a mortal enemy of Augustus (Octavian).

## In the story

### [Book II: The Deified Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-ii-the-deified-augustus)

Another of Caesar's assassins, opposed by Augustus at the Battle of Philippi.

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