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Lucius Cornelius Cinna
Sign in to saveancient Roman politician, consul in 87, 86, 85 and 84 BC, father-in-law of Julius Caesar
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It sits within the topics 1st-century BC Roman consuls, 2nd-century BC births and 84 BC deaths.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- Before 130 BC
- Died
- Early 84 BC, Ancona , Italia
- Cause of death
- Killed in mutiny
- Occupations
- Politician and soldier
- Office
- Consul (87–84 BC)
- Spouse
- Annia
- Children
- Cornelia (wife of Caesar ) Cornelia (wife of Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus ) L. Cornelius Cinna
- Wars
- Social War Bellum Octavianum (87 BC) Sulla's civil war X
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Ancona
- Father
- Lucius Cornelius Cinna
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Roman consul
- Political party
- populares
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Image
- Lucius Cornelius Cinna.jpg
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- name in native language
- Lucius Cornelius Cinna
- gens
- Cornelia gens
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- date of birth
- 0135-01-01
- date of death
- 0084-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- stroke
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Encyclopedic overview
Lucius Cornelius Cinna (before 130 BC – early 84 BC) was a four-time consul of the Roman republic. Opposing Sulla's march on Rome in 88 BC, he was elected to the consulship of 87 BC, during which he engaged in an armed conflict – the Bellum Octavianum – with his co-consul, Gnaeus Octavius. Emerging victorious, Cinna initiated with his ally, Gaius Marius, the murders of their enemies. In the aftermath, he dominated the republic for the next three years, serving continuously as consul.
While his domination was not complete – he largely contented himself with securing the consulship for himself and allies – his political rule set a "crucial precedent" for later strongmen in the republic. Through 85 and 84 BC, he prepared for war against Sulla, who was soon to return from the First Mithridatic War. Cinna was killed by his own troops, who mutinied during his attempt to cross the Adriatic at Ancona early in 84 BC.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lucius Cornelius Cinna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.