Longinus

Longinus may refer to:

People

See also Cassius Longinus (disambiguation).

Gaius Cassius Longinus (died 42 BC), usually known as Cassius, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar
Longinus (literature), a Greek literary critic who may have lived in the 1st century, author of On the Sublime
Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul AD 30) (fl. 30–41), a Roman jurist and nephew of Gaius Cassius Longinus, the tyrannicide
Cnaeus Pompeius Longinus, a Roman general
Longinus (Roman governor) (fl. 158–161), a possible Roman governor of Britain
Cassius Longinus (philosopher) (ca. 213–273), a Greek rhetorician, critic and chief counselor to Zenobia of Palmyra
Saint Longinus (1st century), the name ascribed to the Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus Christ on the cross
Saint Longinus (died c. 290), a companion of St. Victor of Marseilles
Longinus (consul 486) (fl. 486), brother of Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno
Longinus of Cardala (died 497), Isaurian leader during the Isaurian War
Longinus of Selinus (died 498), Isaurian leader during the Isaurian War
Longinus (prefect), the Roman Pretorian prefect of Italy from 569 to 574
Bishop Longinus (fl. 6th century), a Christian missionary working in Alodia during Emperor Justinian I's reign
Johannes Longinus (1415–1480), Latin name of Jan Długosz, a medieval Polish historian

Longinus Podbipięta, a fictional character in the novel With Fire and Sword written by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Casca Rufio Longinus, a fictional character (based on Saint Longinus) in the Casca (series) novels
Longinus (film), a 2004 Japanese short directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
Longinus battle armor from the Battletech universe
Longinus, a term in High School DxD describing the 13 top-tier God's artifacts (in-fiction term "sacred gears") said to have enough power to defeat God-level entities, descended from the True Longinus (which itself is based on Saint Longinus)

Lance of Longinus, the name given to the lance that pierced Jesus' side as he hung on the cross

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