Lucius Cassius Hemina (2nd centuryBC) was a
Roman
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historian.
Life
Little is known of his life. He apparently composed his annals in the period between the death of
Terence
Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time around 166–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought ...
and the revolution of the
Gracchi
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.
Work
L. Cassius Hemina is principally known for his ''Annals'' ( la, Annales) or ''History of Rome'', which were composed in
Latin
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and comprised four books. His account ran from the city's legendary origins up to .
Hemina's annals include the earliest account concerning the bravery of
G. Mucius Scaevola. He also described the arrival in Rome of the
Greek physician Archagathus.
The fragments of Hemina's works have been edited by Peter in ''Historicorum Romanorum Fragmenta'' and more recently in a separate edition with commentary by Carlo Santini.
[''I Frammenti di L. Cassio Emina: Introduzione, Testo, Traduzione e Commento'' (Testi e Studi di Cultura Classica, 13), Pisa: Edizioni ETS, 1995, .]
See also
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Annals
Annals ( la, annāles, from , "year") are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record.
Scope
The nature of the distinction between ann ...
&
Annalists
Annalists (from Latin ''annus'', year; hence ''annales'', sc. ''libri'', annual records), were a class of writers on Roman history, the period of whose literary activity lasted from the time of the Second Punic War to that of Sulla. They wrote t ...
References
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2nd-century BC Romans
Year of death unknown
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