Lucius Cornel i us Cinna

, a Roman who oppre ed the republic with his cruelties, and was banished by Octavius, for attempting to make the fugitive slaves free. He joined himself to Marius; and with him, at the head of 30 legions, he filled Rome with blood, defeated his enemies, and made himself consul even to a fourth time. He ma acred so many citizens at Rome, that his name became odious; and one of his officers a a inated him at Ancona, as he was preparing war against Sylla. His daughter Cornel i a married Julius Cæsar, and became mother of Julia. Plutarch , Caius Marius , Pompey , & Sulla .— Lucan , bk. 4 , li. 822 .— Appian , Civil Wars , bk. 1 .— Florus , bk. 3 , ch. 21 .— Paterculus , bk. 2 , ch. 20 , . — Plutarch , Cæsar .――One of Cæsar’s murderers.――Caius Helvius Cinna, a poet intimate with Cæsar. He went to attend the obsequies of Cæsar, and being mistaken by the populace for the other Cinna, he was torn to pieces. He had been eight years in composing an obscure poem called Smyrna, in which he made mention of the incest of Cinyras. Plutarch , Cæsar .――A grandson of Pompey. He conspired against August us, who pardoned him, and made him one of his most intimate friends. He was consul, and made August us his heir. Dio Ca ius. — Seneca , de Clement i a , ch. 9 .――A town of Italy, taken by the Romans from the Samnites.