army of Gaius Cassius Longinus

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The army of Gaius Cassius Longinus was the Republican force led by one of Julius Caesar’s assassins that opposed the Second Triumvirate during the Liberators' civil war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Republican army
military force
activeInPeriod 44 BC–42 BC
allegiance Roman Republic
approximateStrength multiple Roman legions
associatedWithEvent suicide of Gaius Cassius Longinus
baseOfOperations Syria
commander Gaius Cassius Longinus
country Roman Republic
disbandedAfter defeat at the Battle of Philippi
engagedInBattle Battle of Philippi
formedAfterEvent assassination of Julius Caesar
foughtAgainst army of Mark Antony
army of Octavian
historicalEra late Roman Republic
linked to: Late Roman Republic
notableCommander Marcus Junius Brutus
opposed Second Triumvirate
opposedCommander Mark Antony
Octavian
linked to: Augustus
participatedIn Liberators' civil war
partOf Liberators' forces
politicalAlignment Optimates
raisedFrom eastern Roman provinces
roleInConflict Republican faction
strategicObjective overthrow the Second Triumvirate
theaterOfOperations Greece
Macedonia
Roman East
linked to: Roman Near East
typeOfWarfare land warfare
usedUnitType Roman legionaries
auxiliary troops
cavalry

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Battle of Philippi combatant army of Gaius Cassius Longinus