07-19-2010, 10:08 AM
Quote:Birley in his biography of Marcus states that Cassius had an extraordinary command of some sort over almost the entire east. Does anyone know any details about this?Dio 71.3: "Marcus ordered Cassius to govern the whole of Asia". He (and his senatorial officers) will have needed special permission to enter Egypt (Dio 71.4).
Quote:It's remarkable that there are no coins of Avidius Cassius, isn't it?Unless he was half-hearted about the whole thing, which leads me back to my suggestion that it had been a mistake.