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Gaius Julius Caesar | |
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| Born | c. 140 BC |
| Died | 85 BC (aged 54-55) |
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| Spouse | Aurelia |
| Children | Julia Major,Julia Minor andJulius Caesar |
| Relatives | Gaius Marius (brother-in-law) |
Gaius Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/;Latin:[ˈɡaːiʊsˈjuːliʊsˈkae̯sar]; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was aRoman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law,Gaius Marius, and the father of Roman statesmanJulius Caesar.
His great-grandfather wasSextus Julius Caesar.
Caesar was married toAurelia, a member of theAurelii andRutilii families. They had two daughters, known asJulia Major andJulia Minor, and Julius Caesar the dictator was born to them in 100 BC.[1] He was the brother ofSextus Julius Caesar (consul in 91 BC).[2]
Caesar's progress through thecursus honorum is well known, although the specific dates associated with his offices are controversial. According to twoelogia erected in Rome long after his death, Caesar was a commissioner in the colony atCercina,military tribune,quaestor,praetor, andpropraetor ofAsia.[3] The dates of these offices are unclear. The colony is probably one of Marius' of 103 BC.[4]Broughton dated the praetorship to 92 BC, with the quaestorship falling towards the beginning of the 90s BC.[5] Sumner dated his term as propraetor of Asia from sometime in 92 to at least January or February 90 BC.[6]Brennan, on the other hand, has dated the governorship to the beginning of the decade.[4]
Caesar died suddenly in 85 BC, in Rome,[citation needed] while putting on his shoes one morning. Another Caesar, possibly his father, had died similarly inPisa.[7] His father had seen to his education by one of the best orators of Rome,Marcus Antonius Gnipho.[8] In his will, he left Caesar the bulk of his estate, but after Marius's faction had been defeated in the civil war of the 80s BC, this inheritance was confiscated by the dictatorSulla.[9]
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