ure lius , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁refused . ▁A ure lius ▁am ass ed ▁troops ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁depart ▁for ▁the ▁East , ▁to ▁dep ose ▁Cass ius . ▁It ▁was ▁soon ▁clear ▁that ▁A ure lius ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁stronger ▁position , ▁with ▁far ▁more ▁leg ions ▁available ▁to ▁him ▁than ▁to ▁Cass ius . ▁When ▁news ▁of ▁A ure lius ' ▁plans ▁to ▁in va de ▁reached ▁Egypt , ▁a ▁cent ur ion ▁killed ▁Cass ius , ▁and ▁sent ▁his ▁head ▁to ▁A ure lius , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁see ▁it , ▁and ▁ordered ▁it ▁buried . ▁He ▁was ▁likely ▁killed ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 7 5 , ▁as ▁Egypt ▁chose ▁to ▁recognize ▁A ure lius ▁again ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 7 5 . ▁Cass ius ▁had ▁re bel led ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁and ▁six ▁days ▁before ▁being ▁killed , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁no ▁co ins ▁were ▁struck ▁bearing ▁his ▁image . ▁ ▁After math ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Cass ius , ▁Pub lius ▁Mart ius ▁Ver us ▁swift ly ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁Sy ria , ▁and ▁burn ed ▁all ▁of ▁Cass ius ' ▁correspond ences . ▁Even ▁after ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁Cass ius ' ▁death ▁had ▁reached ▁Marcus ▁A ure lius , ▁A ure lius ▁was ▁still ▁determined ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁east . ▁He ▁set ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁advis ors , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Fa ust ina , ▁who ▁died ▁along ▁the ▁way , ▁in ▁a ▁village