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Lucius Tillius Cimber (died 42 BC) was a Roman senator. He was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, creating the diversion that enabled the first-striking assassins to attack. ==Assassin== Cimber was initially one of Caesar's strongest supporters. Caesar granted Cimber governorship of the provinces of Bithynia and Pontus in 44 BC. He may also have been Praetor in the same year.〔Mark Toher, "Tillius and Horace", ''Classical Quarterly'', 55.1, 2005, pp.183–189〕 Cicero once used Cimber's influence on Caesar to help a friend.〔Cicero, ''Phillipic'', 2, 11; ''Ad Fam'', 6,12〕 It is not known why he joined the conspiracy, but Seneca states that he was motivated by ambition. His role was to set the stage for the attack by presenting to Caesar a petition to recall Cimber's exiled brother Publius. Plutarch states that other assassins then pretended to add their own petitions to Cimber's. According to Suetonius, Caesar gestured him away, but Cimber grabbed hold of him by the shoulders and pulled down Caesar's tunic. Caesar then cried to Cimber "Why, this is violence!" ("''Ista quidem vis est!''").〔(Suetonius, ''Life of the Caesars, Julius'' trans. J C Rolfe )〕 At the same time, Casca produced his dagger and made a glancing thrust at the dictator's neck but instead hit his shoulder. The other assassins then joined in. After Caesar's death, Cimber left for Bithynia to raise a fleet in support of the leaders of the assassins, Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius. According to the pseudo-Brutus letters (purporting to be letters between Brutus and Cicero), he defeated Publius Cornelius Dolabella and provided naval support to Brutus and Cassius's invasion of Macedonia.〔(Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology )〕 He is last heard of shortly before the Battle of Philippi and is assumed to have been killed during the campaign. According to Seneca, Cimber was a bold active man but was a heavy drinker and prone to violence.〔〔Seneca, Epist. 83. 11.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tillius Cimber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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