Gaius Caesar
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gaius Julius Caesar Vipsanianus, Gaius Julius Caesar, Gaius Iulius Caesar Vipsanianus
eldest son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Emperor Augustus' only daughter, also adopted by Augustus as his own child
Key facts
- Born
- 20 BC, Rome , Roman Empire
- Died
- 21 February 4 AD (aged 23), Limyra , Lycia , Anatolia
- Burial
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- Spouse
- Livilla
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Limyra
- Spouse
- Livilla
- Father
- Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
- Mother
- Julia the Elder
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Family
- Julii Caesares
- Image
- 8089 - Roma - Ara Pacis - Caio Cesare - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto - 28-Mar-2008.jpg
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- birth name
- Gaius Vipsanius Agrippa
- gens
- Vipsania gens
- Commons category
- Gaius Caesar
- date of birth
- 0020-01-01
- date of death
- 0003-00-00
- place of burial
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- praenomen
- Gaius
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyJulio-Claudian FatherMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa Augustus (adoptive) MotherJulia the Elder
Gaius Julius Caesar (20 BC – 21 February 4 AD) was a grandson and heir to the throne of Roman emperor Augustus, alongside his younger brother Lucius Caesar. Although he was born to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia, Augustus' only daughter, Gaius and Lucius were raised by their grandfather as his adopted sons and joint-heirs. He experienced an accelerated political career befitting a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, with the Roman Senate allowing him to advance his career without first holding a quaestorship or praetorship, offices that ordinary senators were required to hold as part of the cursus honorum.
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