Lucius Cassius Hemina

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Lucius Cassius Hemina (fl. mid-2nd century BC) was a Roman historian.

Life

Little is known of his life. He apparently composed his annals in the period between the death of

Work

L. Cassius Hemina is principally known for his Annals (

Hemina's annals include the earliest account concerning the bravery of G. Mucius Scaevola. He also described the arrival in Rome of the Greek physician Archagathus.^[2]

The fragments of Hemina's works have been edited by Peter in Historicorum Romanorum Fragmenta and more recently in a separate edition with commentary by Carlo Santini.^[3]

See also

• Annals & Annalists

References