Avidius Cassius

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	Avidius Cassius
	Avidius Cassius: usurper during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Names: c.120/130: Gaius Avidius Heliodorus, probably in Alexandria April 175: Imperator Caesar Gaius Avidius Cassius Augustus July 175: murdered by officers Relatives: father: Gaius Avidius Heliodorus married to: Volusia (?) children: Heliodorus, Maecianus, Alexandria Main deeds: 166: Consul 172: Successor of Lucius Verus as supreme commander of the Roman forces in the East; April 175: revolted against Marcus Aurelius Famous, one word letter from Herodes Atticus: emanês, 'you have gone mad' July 175: murdered by officers Damnatio memoriae Sources biography included in the Historia Augusta
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