During the Roman civil war of 49 – 45 BC , Cornificius sided with Julius Caesar against Gnaeus Pompeius . As '' quaestor pro praetore '' for Illyricum in 48 , he recovered the province and defended it against the attacks of Pompeius ' fleet . In 46 , he was sent to Cilicia , probably as '' legatus pro praetore '' , and then to Syria , where he prosecuted the war against Quintus Caecilius Bassus . In 45 , he was made a '' praetor '' and in the summer of 44 , after the assassination of Caesar , he was appointed governor of the province of Africa Vetus by the senate
assassination of Caesar
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Quintus Cornificius