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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="C"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="cimber-l-tillius-bio-1" n="cimber_l_tillius_1"><head><label><persName xml:lang="la"><addName full="yes">Cimber</addName>, <forename full="yes">L.</forename><surname full="yes">Ti'llius</surname></persName></label></head><p>(not Tullius), one of the murderers of Caesar, <date when-custom="-44">B. C. 44</date>. When
      Caesar first became supreme, Cimber was one of his warmest supporters (Cic. <hi rend="ital">Philipp.</hi> 2.11; Senec. <hi rend="ital">de Ira,</hi> 3.30); and we find Cicero making use
      of his influence with the Dictator in behalf of a friend (<hi rend="ital">Ad Fam.</hi> 6.12).
      He was rewarded with the province of Bithynia. But for some reason (Seneca says from
      disappointed hopes) he joined the conspirators. On the fatal day, Cimber was foremost in the
      ranks, under pretence of pre-senting a petition to Caesar praying for his brother's recall
      from exile. Caesar motioned him away; and Cimber then, seizing the Dictator's gown with both
      hands drew it over his neck, so as to pull him forward. After the assassination, Cimber went
      to his province and raised a fleet, with which (if we may believe the author of the
      Pseudo-Brutus Epistles to Cicero, 1.6) he defeated Dolabella. When Cassius and Brutus marched
      into Macedonia, Cimber co-operated with the fleet, and appears to have done good service.
      (Appian, <bibl n="App. BC 4.13.102">App. BC 4.102</bibl>, <bibl n="App. BC 4.13.105">105</bibl>.) He was a bold active man, but addicted to wine and riotous living, so that he
      asked jokingly, <hi rend="ital">Ego quemquam feram, qui vinum ferre non possum?</hi> (Senec.
       <hi rend="ital">Epist.</hi> 83. 11.) </p><byline>[<ref target="author.H.G.L">H.G.L</ref>]</byline></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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