Lucius Cornelius Cinna.

About Lucius Cornelius Cinna

Lucius Cornelius Cinna was a politician in the Roman Republic. He came from a noble family which had gained prominence during the civil wars of the 80s BC, but lost their political rights after the victory of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who would subsequently target his opponents and their families through proscriptions and other legal reforms. Cinna sought better fortune for himself by joining the failed rebellions of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in 78 BC, and Quintus Sertorius in the 70s BC. Cinna was later recalled to Rome and granted amnesty with the support of his brother-in-law, Julius Caesar. Cinna would remain prohibited from holding public office under Sulla's constitutional reforms, which targeted the descendants of his enemies. This restriction would later be lifted in 49 BC, following Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon.