Cassius Chaerea

Cassius Chaerea

Cassius Chaerea (Classical Latin: [ˈkʰae̯rea]) was a Roman soldier and officer who served as a tribune in the army of Germanicus and in the Praetorian Guard under the emperor Caligula, whom he eventually assassinated in AD 41. According to Tacitus, before Chaerea's service in the Praetorians, he distinguished himself with his bravery and skill in helping to subdue the mutiny on the Germanic frontier immediately after the death of Augustus in AD 14. Chaerea was disturbed by the increasingly unbalanced Caligula, and was angered at the Emperor's mocking of his voice and of his supposed or real effeminacy. Suetonius reported that whenever Caligula had Chaerea kiss his ring, Caligula would "hold out his hand to kiss, forming and moving it in an obscene fashion". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cassius Chaerea is the 3,623rd most popular politician (down from 3,116th in 2019). (down from 375th in 2019)

Cassius Chaerea was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. He is most famous for stabbing Caesar in the back.