Cinnamomum cassia elongated leaves that are long and have a decidedly reddish colour when young. Chinese cassia is a close relative to Ceylon cinnamon ("C. verum"), Saigon cinnamon ("C. loureiroi"), also known as "Vietnamese cinnamon", Indonesian cinnamon ("C. burmannii"), also called "korintje", and Malabar cinnamon ("C. citriodorum") from Sri Lanka. In all five species, the dried bark is used as a spice. Chinese cassia's flavour is less delicate than that of Ceylon cinnamon. Its bark is thicker, more difficult to crush, and has a rougher texture than that of Ceylon cinnamon. Most of the spice sold as cinnamon in the United States,
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