Editing Gaius Cassius Longinus

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{{Character Infobox
|name= Gaius Cassius Longinus
|image = ACOCassius.png
|birth = c. 3 October 85 BCE<br>[[Roman Republic]]
|death = 3 October 42 BCE (aged 45)<br>[[Philippi]], [[Macedonia]], [[Roman Republic]]
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = [[Hidden Ones]]
*[[Roman Brotherhood of Assassins|Roman Brotherhood]]
|voice = [[James Barriscale]]}}
'''Gaius Cassius Longinus''' (c. 85 BCE – 42 BCE) was a [[Roman Republic|Roman]] {{Wiki|Roman Senate|Senator}}, one of the earliest members of the [[Hidden Ones]] and the brother in-law of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]], also a member.

==Biography==
===Assassination of Julius Caesar===
In 47 BCE, Cassius was recruited by [[Amunet|Aya]] into the [[Hidden Ones]], alongside Brutus. Intending to combat the [[Order of the Ancients]] in [[Rome]], they regrouped in the hideout below the [[Library of Alexandria]] to make preparations. They later assisted Aya against Roman ships in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] before making the journey to Rome and establishing a branch there.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Last of the Medjay]]</ref>

Following [[Gaius Julius Caesar]]'s promotion to dictator of the Roman Republic, the Hidden Ones recruited the thirty nine Roman senators and began to plot [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|Caesar's assassination]], calling themselves Liberatores.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 2 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref> 

On 14 March 44 BCE, Cassius met his fellow Liberatores underneath Rome, telling them that their plan to stop Caesar's ascension had failed. Brutus and Cassius then deemed assassination the only option. They pleaded with Aya not to kill him immediately as he had to be killed in public, leaving the Roman populace respond to the spectacle.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]] – Issue #01</ref> The following day, on the Ides of March, Aya, Brutus and Cassius arrived at the [[Theatre of Pompey]], intending to carry out the assassination.<ref name="Fall of an Empire">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref>

While Aya went to dealt with [[Lucius Septimius]], a member of the Order, [[Brutus]] and Cassius were forced with the only choice of delaying Caesar before they could carry on with their [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|plan]]. After Aya killed Septimius and arrived at the Senate to deliver the first stab, Cassius, along with Brutus and twenty three other senators, followed and stabbed Caesar to death.<ref name="Scroll 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Scrolls of Romulus]]: VI</ref><ref name="Fall of an Empire" />

===Fleeing from Rome===
[[File:ACOc_-_Confronting_Antony.jpg|thumb|250px|Cassius, Brutus, and Aya confront Mark Antony]]
Three hours after Caesar's assassination, the people had begun to riot. [[Marcus Antonius|Mark Antony]] had been stoking the flames of rebellion. Cassius and Brutus fled to the aqueduct supply storage and later had an unconscious Aya brought there too. Aya and Brutus quarreled over the methods they had used, with Brutus preaching the Roman way and Aya the Alexandrian. Meanwhile Cassius tried to calm them, stating the need to flee.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic – Issue #02</ref>

Sometime after fleeing, Aya was captured by Antony and tossed into a hippopotamus patrolled aqueduct. An hour after she was, Cassius and Brutus came to her rescue and the three of them fled via an underwater opening. However after exiting the aqueduct, they were met with Antony and his men.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic – Issue #03</ref> Fighting their way through the crowd, the trio confronted Antony. Brutus was enraged by Antony compelling the public by fear, he ultimately spared his life though.<ref name="#4">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic – Issue #04</ref>

Cassius followed Brutus to [[Makedonia|Macedonia]], however, Antony's men soon caught up to them, in the ensuing battle, Cassius was killed. Faced with defeat, Brutus fled and committed suicide.<ref name="#4" />

==Gallery==
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FallofanEmpireRiseofAnother01.jpg|Cassius alongside Aya and Brutus
ACO Aya with Brutus and Cassius.jpg|Cassius alongside Aya and Brutus
ACO_Cassius.png|Cassius conspiring with his fellow Liberatores
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]]

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