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<p> the name of several Romans mentioned by Josephus. </p> <p> 1. CECILIUS, a knight, and probably quaestor in B.C. 59 (Cicero, | Bassus <ref name="term_23384" /> | ||
==References == | <p> the name of several Romans mentioned by Josephus. </p> <p> '''1.''' CECILIUS, a knight, and probably quaestor in B.C. 59 (Cicero, ''Ad Att.'' 2:9). He espoused Pompey's cause in the civil war, and, after the battle of [[Pharsalia]] (B.C. 48), fled to Tyre, of which he at length gained possession. He defended it successfully against [[Sextus]] Caesar, the governor of Syria, whom he treacherously caused to be slain (Josephus, Ant. 14:11; War, 1:10, 10). He afterward established himself as praetor in [[Apamea]] (B.C. 46), which he defended against Antistius Vetus, but was finally brought to submission by Cassius, B.C. 43. '''''—''''' Smith's Dict. of Class. Biog. s.v. </p> <p> '''2.''' LUCILIUS, commander of the fleet of [[Vitellius]] B.C. 70, which he betrayed to Vespasian, by whom he was sent to quell some disturbances in [[Campania]] (Tacitus, ''Hist.'' 2:100; 3:12, 36, 40; 4:3). He was the successor of [[Cerealis]] Vitellianus as Roman legate in Judaea, where he reduced the fortresses of [[Herodium]] and [[Machaerus]] (Joseph. ''Ant.'' 7:6, 1 and 4). </p> <p> '''3.''' (See [[Ventidius]]). </p> <p> [[Bassus]] </p> <p> is the name of several early [[Christian]] saints: (1) Of Africa, natale, March 19; (2) natale, Oct. 20; (3). in Heraclea, Nov. 20. </p> <p> a heretic of the 2d century, was a disciple of Cerinthus, Ebion, and Valentinus. According to him, the life of men and the perfection of all things consisted in the twenty-four letters and the seven planets. He also asserted that salvation was not to be looked for in Jesus Christ alone. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 15 October 2021
Bassus [1]
the name of several Romans mentioned by Josephus.
1. CECILIUS, a knight, and probably quaestor in B.C. 59 (Cicero, Ad Att. 2:9). He espoused Pompey's cause in the civil war, and, after the battle of Pharsalia (B.C. 48), fled to Tyre, of which he at length gained possession. He defended it successfully against Sextus Caesar, the governor of Syria, whom he treacherously caused to be slain (Josephus, Ant. 14:11; War, 1:10, 10). He afterward established himself as praetor in Apamea (B.C. 46), which he defended against Antistius Vetus, but was finally brought to submission by Cassius, B.C. 43. — Smith's Dict. of Class. Biog. s.v.
2. LUCILIUS, commander of the fleet of Vitellius B.C. 70, which he betrayed to Vespasian, by whom he was sent to quell some disturbances in Campania (Tacitus, Hist. 2:100; 3:12, 36, 40; 4:3). He was the successor of Cerealis Vitellianus as Roman legate in Judaea, where he reduced the fortresses of Herodium and Machaerus (Joseph. Ant. 7:6, 1 and 4).
3. (See Ventidius).
is the name of several early Christian saints: (1) Of Africa, natale, March 19; (2) natale, Oct. 20; (3). in Heraclea, Nov. 20.
a heretic of the 2d century, was a disciple of Cerinthus, Ebion, and Valentinus. According to him, the life of men and the perfection of all things consisted in the twenty-four letters and the seven planets. He also asserted that salvation was not to be looked for in Jesus Christ alone.
