Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus (born between 47 BC and 35 BC) was an ancient Roman politician and the son of suffect consul

Lucius Cornelius Cinna Lucius Cornelius Cinna (died 84 BC) was a four-time consul of the Roman Republic, serving four consecutive terms from 87 to 84 BC, and a member of the ancient Roman Cinna family of the Cornelia gens. Cinna's influence in Rome exacerb ...

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Pompeia Magna Pompeia Magna (born 80/75 BC – before 35 BC) was the daughter and second child born to Roman triumvir Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) from his third marriage, to Mucia Tertia. Her elder brother was Gnaeus Pompeius and her younger bro ...

. His sister was Magna. His maternal grandparents were triumvir

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Mucia Tertia Mucia Tertia (fl. 79–31 BC) was a Roman '' matrona'' who lived in the 1st century BC. She was the daughter of Quintus Mucius Scaevola, the '' pontifex maximus'' and consul in 95 BC. Early life Her mother was closely related to Cato the Younger ...

, while his paternal grandparents were consul

and an unnamed Roman woman. Cinna is the only grandson of Pompey who has the name ‘Magnus’, or, indeed, any part of his name. Cinna became a supporter to triumvir

Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the au ...

. He was promoted to a priesthood. In 16 BC, Cinna and Aemilia Lepida, the granddaughter of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, were involved in a conspiracy against the

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Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...

. Cinna and Lepida were the first and last people pardoned by the emperor after having conspired against him. Indeed, this was famously the last documented conspiracy against Augustus. Cinna served as a consul in 5 AD and is said to have been a close friend and adviser to Augustus until his death. Cinna is the main character of a tragedy called '' Cinna'' by the famous 17th-century French playwright Corneille.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20060512083141/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0763.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20080604172328/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0764.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20071007063958/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2806.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornelius Cinna, Gnaeus, Magnus 1st-century BC births 1st-century deaths 1st-century BC Romans 1st-century Romans Imperial Roman consuls Gnaeus, Magnus Year of birth uncertain Year of death unknown