Lucius Cornelius Cinna

Lucius Cornelius Cinna (died 84 bc), Roman patrician, one of the principal supporters of the Roman general Gaius Marius. Following the expulsion of Marius from Rome by his opponent Lucius Sulla, Cinna was allowed to become consul on the condition that he swore not to challenge the constitution. Cinna, however, impeached Sulla in 87 bc. Cinna and Marius then declared themselves consuls, after proscribing many Roman citizens. Cinna was killed by his army at Brundisium (now Brindisi, Italy) while preparing to attack Sulla. His daughter Cornelia was the first wife of Julius Caesar, and his son and namesake, Lucius Cornelius Cinna (fl. 1st century bc), participated in the assassination of Caesar.