A diakon in Bithynian Nikomedeia, who had a sarcophagus repaired, claims to be a descendant of the “famous Cassii” (TAM IV.1 no. 368). It is argued that these were the Cassii to which the historian Cassius Dio from Nikaia belonged. His family is frequently attested in inscriptions in this city and their first known member was C. Cassius Asclepiodotus under Nero and Galba, who was the father of C. Cassius Philiscus. The latter’s contemporary relations include another Asclepiodotus (his son or grandson) and a C. Cassius Chrestus. This Chrestus was a friend of the governor M. Plancius Varus, a second, but older Chrestus was priest of the imperial cult and sebastophantes. Later, several consuls are known: C. Cassius Agrippa (?), the historian’s father, Cassius Apronianus, and his homonymous (great-)grandson. Finally, there is an undated P. Cassius Epigenes. In sum, the fame of the Cassii was such that it could still be recalled in the Christian period.
Alan : Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
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