Servilius Casca

Servilius Casca

Publius Servilius Casca Longus (died ca. 42 BC) was one of the assassins of Gaius Julius Caesar, who was murdered on 15 March, 44 BC.

Although his family was loyal to Caesar, Casca's brother Gaius Servilius Casca even being a close friend of Caesar, both siblings joined in the assassination. Casca struck the first blow, attacking Caesar from behind and hitting his neck, after Tillius Cimber had distracted the dictator by grabbing his toga. The other assassins then joined in.

At the time Casca held the office of Tribune of the People. After the assassination he fled Rome, and his colleague in the tribunate, P. Titius, had him deprived of his office. Casca joined Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, the leaders of the assassins. He seems to have died, probably by suicide, in the aftermath of their defeat at the Battle of Philippi, in 42 B.C.

Casca is commemorated on a coin along with Brutus, in which a bearded figure is depicted next to his name. However this appears to be the god Neptune rather than a portrait of Casca.

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