Brutus and to Cassius, Ad fam. 11, 1. […] 4 Ad fam. 11, 2 (an open letter of Brutus and Cassius). […] Brutus and Cassius were in doubts whether to accept. […] It was reported that the legions at Alexandria in Egypt were riotous, that Cassius was expected there. 3 Further, Cassius might appeal to the large armies in Syria. […] Crete and Cyrene were taken from Brutus and Cassius, while Macedonia was assigned to his brother, the praetor C.