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Cinna, d. 84 b.c., Roman politician

(Lucius Cornelius Cinna), d. 84 , Roman politician, consul (87 –84 ), and leader of the popular party. Shortly after Cinna's first election, Sulla left Rome to fight against Mithradates VI of Pontus, having received from Cinna and Cinna's colleague Gnaeus Octavius a promise to maintain Sulla's reforms. When Sulla was safely out of Italy, Cinna revived certain anti-Sullan proposals; the conservatives opposed Cinna and expelled him from the city. Cinna promptly collected Roman soldiers and Italians in S Italy, called Marius from Africa, and returned to Rome. Cinna and Marius declared themselves consuls, and a great slaughter of Sulla's followers took place. After Marius' death Cinna remained consul. When Sulla defeated Mithradates and set out for Rome, Cinna and Cneius Papirius Carbo raised an army to oppose him, but before the civil war began Cinna was murdered in a mutiny at Brundisium. His daughter Cornelia was the first wife of Julius Caesar. Cinna's son fl. 44 , was a praetor who expressed approval of Caesar's assassination.

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Lucius Cornelius Cinna

Lucius Cornelius Cinna (c.130 - 84 BC)

Lucius Cornelius Cinna was a prominent Roman politician who served as Consul four times between 87 and 84 BC. As a leader of the Marian party, Cinna played a significant role in opposing Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a rival political figure known for his military prowess and sweeping reforms.

Although Cinna's rise to power was fraught with conflict, he ultimately established himself as a key figure in the chaotic landscape of the Roman Republic.

Cinna's tumultuous political career began with his service in the Social War and subsequent Consulship in 87 BC. During his time in office, he engaged in an armed conflict known as the Bellum Octavianum with his co-Consul, Gnaeus Octavius. Cinna's army faced off against Octavius' forces, resulting in bloody battles across the city of Rome, with the Tiber River serving as a demarcation line.

After Sulla left Rome to fight against Mithradates VI of Pontus, Cinna and Octavius had pledged to uphold Sulla's reforms. However, tensions between the two factions continued to escalate,

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Lucius Cornelius Cinna

1st century BC Roman consul

For other people named Lucius Cornelius Cinna, see Lucius Cornelius Cinna (disambiguation).

Lucius Cornelius Cinna (before 130 BC – early 84 BC) was a four-time consul of the Roman republic. Opposing Sulla's march on Rome in 88 BC, he was elected to the consulship of 87 BC, during which he engaged in an armed conflict – the Bellum Octavianum – with his co-consul, Gnaeus Octavius. Emerging victorious, Cinna initiated with his ally, Gaius Marius, the murders of their enemies. In the aftermath, he dominated the republic for the next three years, serving continuously as consul.

While his domination was not complete – he largely contented himself with securing the consulship for himself and allies – his political rule set a "crucial precedent" for later strongmen in the republic. Through 85 and 84 BC, he prepared for civil war with Sulla, who was soon to return from the First Mithridatic War. When trying to ferry his men across the Adriatic at Ancona early in 84 BC, they mutinied and Cinna was kil