Cassius may refer to:

People

Ancient world

* Cassius, an ancient Roman family name: see

Cassia gens The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The earliest members of this gens appearing in history may have been patrician, but all those appearing in later times were plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was S ...

Gaius Cassius Longinus Gaius Cassius Longinus (; – 3 October 42 BC) was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC. He was the brother-in-law of Brutus, another leader of the conspir ...

(died 42 BC), Roman senator and a leader of Julius Caesar's assassination **

Avidius Cassius Gaius Avidius Cassius ( 130 – July 175 AD) was a Syrian Roman general and usurper. He was born in Cyrrhus, and was the son of Gaius Avidius Heliodorus, who served as ''praefectus'' or governor of Roman Egypt, and Julia Cassia Alexandra, wh ...

(130–175), usurper Roman emperor *

Cassius Chaerea Cassius Chaerea () was a Roman soldier and officer who served as a tribune in the army of Germanicus and in the Praetorian Guard under the emperor Caligula, whom he eventually assassinated in AD 41. According to Tacitus, before Chaerea's servic ...

, 1st-century Roman army soldier and officer in the Praetorian Guard and assassin of Emperor Caligula *

Cassius Dio Lucius Cassius Dio (), also known as Dio Cassius ( ), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek origin. He published 80 volumes of the history of ancient Rome, beginning with the arrival of Aeneas in Italy. The volumes documented the ...

(c. AD 155 or 163/164–after 229), Roman historian *

Cassius Longinus (disambiguation) Cassius Longinus may refer to: In descending chronological order: * Cassius Longinus, end of 2nd century, beginning of 3rd century, historian only known through FGrHist 259 * Cassius Longinus (philosopher) (213 – 273 AD), a Greek rhetorician an ...

Cassius of Clermont Saint Cassius of Clermont is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 3rd century. He was a senator who was converted to Christianity by Austromoine. Cassius was killed with Victorinus (a pagan priest who had also been converted by Austremonius), ...

(died c. 260), Roman senator and Christian martyr * Cassius of Narni (died 558), Bishop of Narni

Modern world

Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "The Greatest", he is often regarded as the gr ...

(1942–2016), birth name of American boxer Muhammad Ali *

Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. (November 11, 1912 – February 8, 1990) was an American painter and musician. He was the father of three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and Rahaman Ali, and the paternal grandfath ...

(1912–1989), father of the boxer *

Cassius Marcellus Clay Major general (United States), Major General Cassius Marcellus Clay (October 9, 1810 – July 22, 1903) was an American planter, politician, military officer and abolitionist who served as the List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia, ...

(1810–1903), American abolitionist, nicknamed the "Lion of White Hall" *

Cassius Stanley Cassius Jerome Stanley (born August 18, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. High school career Stanley first attended Harvard-Westlake Sc ...

(born 1999), American basketball player *

Cassius Turvey Cassius Turvey was a 15-year-old Aboriginal Australian boy who was assaulted on 13 October 2022 in Perth, Western Australia, and died ten days later of his injuries. His death sparked vigils and rallies across Australia and internationally. Four ...

(2007–2022), Aboriginal Australian boy killed in Perth *

Cassius Winston Cassius Xavier-Lamarr Winston (born February 28, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. High school c ...

(born 1998), American basketball player * Cassius, pen-name of

Michael Foot Michael Mackintosh Foot (23 July 19133 March 2010) was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition from 1980 to 1983. Foot beg ...

, British politician and writer *

Saint Cassius (musician) Khalil "Saint Cassius" Walton is an American musician, recording artist and independent music publisher based in New York City. He gained notoriety as a musician for his contribution to the Grammy Award winning single " Just the Way You Are" f ...

, stage name of American musician Khalil Walton

Fictional characters

* Cassius au Bellona, in

Pierce Brown Pierce Brown (born January 28, 1988) is an American science fiction author who writes the ''Red Rising'' series, consisting of '' Red Rising'' (2014), '' Golden Son'' (2015), '' Morning Star'' (2016), '' Iron Gold'' (2018), '' Dark Age'' (2019), ...

's Red Rising series of novels * Cassius Bright, in the video game '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky'' * Cassius Chrome, a

house robot Robot Wars is a British robot combat television series that aired from 1998 to 2004 and was revived from 2016 to 2018. The show features teams controlling remote-operated robots in battles within an arena filled with hazards and powerful "Hous ...

in ''Robot Wars'' * Cassius Green, in the film ''

Sorry to Bother You ''Sorry to Bother You'' is a 2018 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by musician Boots Riley in his directorial debut. It stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, ...

Music

Cassius (band) Cassius was a French musical duo active from 1988 to 2019 and consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francard, better known as Zdar and Boombass (or sometimes Philippe Zdar and Hubert Boombass). Under its different incar ...

, a French electronic music duo * "Cassius" (song), a 2008 song by Foals * "Cassius", a 2017 song on the album '' Crack-Up'' by Fleet Foxes

Other uses

Cassius (crocodile) Cassius was a male saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') who was previously recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest crocodile living in captivity in 2011. The animal measured in length, weighed approximately , a ...