Lucius Cornelius Cinna (Praetor 44 BC)
Lucius Cornelius Cinna († after 44 BC) was a Roman politician of the late republic .
The son of the popular politician of the same name ( consul 87 to 84 BC) went to 78 BC after the failure of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus' attempt to overturn Sulla's constitution . To Sertorius in Spain. Since about 73 BC But he stayed in Rome again. At a significantly older age than usual, because he was not allowed to hold office as the son of a proscribed person for a long time, he was born in 44 BC during the reign of Gaius Julius Caesar (who had been his brother-in-law through his marriage to Cinna's sister Cornelia ) BC Praetor . He was not involved in the conspiracy against Caesar, but gave his consent to his murder. An angry crowd therefore killed the tribune Gaius Helvius Cinna , whom they mistook for Cornelius Cinna. Cinna was mentioned by Cicero at the end of 44 . He or the suffect consul of the same name from the year 32 BC Was married to Pompeia , daughter of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus , and had with her the son Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus .
literature
- Henry George Liddell : Cinna, Cornelius. 3. L. Cornelius LfLn Cinna . In: William Smith (Ed.): Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1870, p. 754–755 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
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SURNAME | Cornelius Cinna, Lucius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cinna, Lucius Cornelius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | after 44 BC Chr. |