id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4379 Avidius Cassius - Wikipedia .html text/html 3593 451 67 He was born in Cyrrhus, and was the son of Gaius Avidius Heliodorus, who served as praefectus or governor of Roman Egypt, and Julia Cassia Alexandra, who was related to a number of royal figures, including her descent from both Augustus and Herod the Great. Despite controlling some of the most important parts of the Roman East, especially Egypt which was a critical supplier of grain for the city of Rome, Cassius failed to win widespread support for his rebellion.[24] The Roman Senate swiftly declared Cassius a public enemy,[4] and Publius Martius Verus, the governor of Cappadocia, who staunchly opposed the rebellion, rallied public support for Aurelius.[4] Cassius, through the marriage of his daughter, Avidia Alexandra, to Titius Claudius Dryantianus Antonius, had connection to the Licinnii of Lycia, including Claudius Dryantianus's father Tiberius Claudius Agrippinus, who was a consul.[26][24] The aristocratic Licinnii are one of the most well known Lycian families.[27] It is unknown how much of a role Claudius Dryantianus played, although it is known that some considered him to be Cassius' partner in crime. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4379.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4379.txt