Gaius Julius Caesar
In Ancient Rome, several men of the
Julii Caesares family were named
Gaius (
Caius)
Julius (
Iulius)
Caesar, the most famous of which was the Dictator
Julius Caesar.
Son of
Sextus Julius Caesar I and father of Gaius Julius Caesar II.
Son of Gaius Julius Caesar I. Married Marcia, daughter of consul
Quintus Marcius Rex. Father of Gaius Julius Caesar III,
Sextus Julius Caesar III and
Julia Caesaris, wife of
Gaius Marius. Died suddenly one morning in Pisae, Italy, while putting on his shoes.
[Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 7.54]Also known as Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo (c. 135 BC – 84 BC). Son of Gaius Julius Caesar II.
[C. Julius Caesar entry in Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (Nr. 15 in v. 1, page 539) at "The Ancient Library" website]Gaius Julius Caesar III was
Quaestor in 99 BC or 98 BC, and
Praetor in 92 BC. He was a supporter of
Marius, who was married to his sister
Julia Caesaris. In 91 BC, he became
Governor of
Asia and through this position he became wealthy.
Gaius Julius Caesar III was married
Aurelia Cotta, a member of a consular family. They had two daughters, both named
Julia. Their most famous child was (Gaius)
Julius Caesar, the dictator, also known as Gaius Julius Caesar IV.
Died in the same manner as his father, in Rome.
[Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 7.54]This Strabo was born c. 130 BC, died 87 BC. Son to
Lucius Julius Caesar II and
Poppilia.
Lucius Julius Caesar III was his elder brother.
Gaius Julius Caesar, also known as Gaius Julius Caesar IV (100 BC â€" 44 BC), was the son of Gaius Julius Caesar III.
Julius Caesar was the famous dictator.
Born
Gaius Octavius as a son of
Gaius Octavius of
Atia Balba Caesonia, the later Emperor
Augustus (63 BC – AD 14) was posthumously adopted by Julius Caesar, and from that moment known as
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus.
Gaius Caesar (20 BC – AD 4), was born
Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa, as a son of
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and
Julia the Elder. Later he was adopted by his maternal grandfather
Augustus: from that moment his full name was
Gaius Julius Caesar Vipsanianus.
Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (AD 12 â€" AD 41), nicknamed
Caligula, was Emperor from AD 37.
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