▁seven ▁leg ions : ▁three ▁from ▁Sy ria , ▁two ▁from ▁Sy ria ▁Pala est ina , ▁one ▁from ▁Roman ▁Arab ia , ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁Egypt . ▁Cass ius ▁set ▁his ▁base ▁of ▁operations ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁with ▁two ▁important ▁bases ▁outside ▁of ▁Egypt ▁being ▁Ant io ch ▁and ▁C yr r hus , ▁both ▁important ▁military ▁cent res . ▁G ai us ▁Cal vis ius ▁Stat ian us , ▁the ▁contemporary ▁pre fect ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁issued ▁an ▁ed ict , ▁which ▁has ▁surv ived ▁in ▁a ▁fragment ary ▁state , ▁ordering ▁the ▁popul ace ▁of ▁Egypt ▁to ▁rejo ice ▁at ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁Cass ius . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁cont rolling ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁East , ▁especially ▁Egypt ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁critical ▁supp lier ▁of ▁gra in ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome , ▁Cass ius ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁w ides p read ▁support ▁for ▁his ▁re bell ion . ▁The ▁Roman ▁Senate ▁swift ly ▁declared ▁Cass ius ▁a ▁public ▁enemy , ▁and ▁Pub lius ▁Mart ius ▁Ver us , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁C app ad ocia , ▁who ▁sta unch ly ▁opposed ▁the ▁re bell ion , ▁r al lied ▁public ▁support ▁for ▁A ure lius . ▁Cass ius , ▁through ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Av idia ▁Alex andra , ▁to ▁Tit ius ▁Claud ius ▁D ry ant ian us ▁Anton ius , ▁had ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Lic in ni ▁family , ▁including ▁Claud ius ▁D ry ant ian us ' s