Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla was a Roman statesman who rose through tribune of the plebs in 137 BC, praetor before 130 BC, consul in 127 BC and censor in 125 BC, and who was renowned for his severity as a iudex. He formulated the investigative principle cui bono, meaning who benefits, a test for identifying likely culprits still invoked in legal and criminal reasoning, and he was called on as a special prosecutor in notable cases of his era.
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He served as consul in 127 BC and censor at the following lustrum in 125 BC.
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Lucius Cassius served in the praetorship some time before 130 BC, and was elected to the consulship for 127 BC with Lucius Cornelius Cinna. After his consulship, he was elected as censor for 125 BC with Gnaeus Servilius Caepio; during their censorship, they constructed the Aqua Tepula and named Publius Cornelius Lentulus as princeps senatus. He was renowned for severity as a iudex and gained fame for formulating the question "Cui bono?" ("Who benefits?") as a principle of criminal investigation.
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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla was a Roman politician.
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He formulated the investigative principle cui bono, meaning who benefits, a test for identifying likely culprits still invoked in legal and criminal reasoning, and he was called on as a special prosecutor in notable cases of his era.
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Wikidata Q289392, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 170 BCE
Wikidata Q289392, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Ancient Rome
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