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Also known as Gaius Iulius Caesar

Roman senator and father of Julius Caesar (c.140 BC - 85 BC)

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Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman politician and military personnel who lived from 130 BCE to 85 BCE, a citizen of Ancient Rome and a member of the Julia gens and the Julii Caesares family. He held the positions of praetor and Roman governor and served with the rank of military tribune.

His father was Gaius Julius Caesar, his mother was Marcia, and his wife was Aurelia. His siblings were Julia and Sextus Julius Caesar, and he had three children, including Julius Caesar, Julia Major, and Julia Minor. He was buried in Rome.

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Person · Open Library

Born
100 BC
Died
44 BC
Works
595

Top works

  • Commentaries on the Gallic War
  • Caesar in Gaul and Selections from the Third Book of the Civil War
  • C. Ivlii Caesaris Commentarii de bello Gallico et civili: accedunt libri de ...
  • C. Julii Caesaris Commentarii de bello gallico et civili: accedunt libri de ...
  • C. Ivlii Caesaris Commentarii de bello Gallico et civili

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Music · MusicBrainz

Country
BE

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
28
Total plays
98

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Quotes

  • Sed fortuna, quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus tum praecipue in bello, parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit; ut tum accidit.
  • I assure you I had rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome.
  • I will not ... that my wife be so much as suspected.
  • It is not the well-fed long-haired man I fear, but the pale and the hungry looking.
  • Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.
  • Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae.

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Key facts

Born
c. 140 BC
Died
85 BC (aged 54-55)
Office
Praetor (92 BC) Governor of Asia (91 BC)
Spouse
Aurelia
Children
Julia Major , Julia Minor and Julius Caesar
Relatives
Gaius Marius (brother-in-law)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Spouse
Aurelia
Mother
Marcia
Position held
Roman governor
Military rank
military tribune
Image
G J Caesar-pater.jpg
Number of children
3
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date of birth
0130-00-00
date of death
0085-01-01
praenomen
Gaius
name in native language
C.Iulius C.f. Caesar
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
Commons category
Gaius Julius Caesar III
place of burial
Rome
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Gaius Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the father of Roman statesman Julius Caesar. He was also a great-grandfather of Gaius Octavius, the later Augustus.

Biography

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