Lucius Cassius Longinus (consul 107 BC)

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Lucius Cassius Longinus was a Republican Consul in 107 BC, alongside Gaius Marius.

As a praetor in 111 BC, he was sent to Numidia to bring Jugurtha to Rome, promising him safe conduct. Jugurtha valued this pledge as much as the public pledge for his safety. In his consulship with Marius, he ventured to Gallia Narbonensis to oppose the Cimbri. He was killed in battle near Burdigala (modern day Bordeaux), in the territory of the Allobroges, against the Tigurine clan.

Preceded by Servius Sulpicius Galba and Lucius Hortensius

Consul of the Roman Republic with Gaius Marius 107 BC

Succeeded by Quintus Servilius Caepio and Gaius Atilius Serranus

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).