Famous People From Rome, Italy & Celebs Born In Rome
David Mccullough
Updated on May 23, 2026
Birthdate: October 3, 0085
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 3, 0042
The last of the Romans, Gaius Cassius Longinus was the main conspirator in the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar. When Brutus was made the praetor urbanus by Caesar, Cassius was angered and thus plotted revenge. Following the murder, he left for Syria, but committed suicide after losing to Mark Antony.
