Cassius Scaevus was a centurion

Centurion

A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army .Centurion may also refer to:-Military:* Centurion tank, British battle tank* HMS Centurion, name of several ships and a shore base of the British Royal Navy...

 of Caesar's 8th legion. Scaevus fought in his battle of Dyrrachium in his fort, his cohort

Cohort

Cohort may refer to:* Cohort , a taxonomic term in biology* Cohort , a group of students working together through the same academic curriculum* Cohort , the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion...

s senior centurions were injured, he took command. He fought back and drove the attacking Pompeian cohort

Cohort

Cohort may refer to:* Cohort , a taxonomic term in biology* Cohort , a group of students working together through the same academic curriculum* Cohort , the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion...

's back to the city.When Caesar arrived, he awarded Scaevus Primus Pilus

Primus Pilus

The Primus pilus was the senior centurion of a Roman legion.-Historical role:In the late Roman republic, the cohort , became the basic tactical unit of the legions. The cohort was composed of five to eight centuries each led by a centurion assisted by an optio, a soldier who could read and write...

 status, was given triple his pay in denarii and was recorded to have over 200 Pompeian  arrows in his scutum

Scutum

Scutum is a small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century. Its name is Latin for shield.-History:Scutum is the only constellation that owes its name to a non-classical historical figure...

. Caesar was so impressed, he promoted Scaevus to his Legio X Fretensis

Legio X Fretensis

Legio X Fretensis was a Roman legion levied by Augustus Caesar in 41/40 BC to fight during the period of civil war that started the dissolution of the Roman Republic...

and continued to serve after the death of the tenth's Primus Pilius, Gaius Crastinus, at Pharsulus.