Cinnamomum cassia Cinnamomum cassia Cinnamomum cassia, called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China, and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in southern and eastern Asia (India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam). It is one of several species of "Cinnamomum" used primarily for their aromatic bark, which is used as a spice. In the United States, Chinese cassia is the most common type of cinnamon used. The buds are also used as a spice, especially in India, and were once used by the ancient Romans. The tree grows to tall, with greyish bark and hard,
Lex Cassia de senatu after the disaster of Arausio. Lex Cassia de senatu The lex Cassia de senatu was a Roman law, introduced in 104 BC by the tribune L. Cassius Longinus. The law excluded from the senate individuals who had been deprived of "imperium" by popular vote or had been convicted of a crime in a popular assembly ("Judicium Populi"). The law was a move to restrain the discretionary power of the senate. It was seen as reinforcing the voice of the Roman people. The provision on magistrates stripped of their "imperium" was a deliberate attack against Quintus Servilius Caepio, proconsul in 105