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Gaius Cassius Longinus

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Assassin

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    The outbreak of civil war between Caesar and Pompey kept him from being tried on charges of committing extortion as governor of Syria.
    He sided with Pompey and tried to flee to the kingdom of Pontius after his defeat.
    Instead, he was captured by Julius Caesar, who made him a general in his campaign to conquer Pontius.
    After the assassination of Caesar, he was defeated in battle by Marc Antony.
    Mistakenly believing that Brutus had also been defeated by Octavian, he ordered his servant to kill him.
    According to Dante's 'Inferno,' he, Brutus and Judas are spending eternity in the jaws of Satan himself.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He saved the remnants of Crassus' army after defeat by the Parthians in the Battle of Carrhae (53 BC).
    As governor of Syria, he defended the province against several attacks by the Parthians, with their last invasion resulting in the death of the Parthian commander.
    His wife, Tertulla, had allegedly been prostituted to Julius Caesar by her mother, so you can see why there might be some bad blood between the two.
    Unlike some of the other assassins, you couldn't call him a back-stabber: his first blow struck Caesar in the face.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 59 Votes: 66.10% Annoying