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Key facts
- Born
- December 28, 120 BC, Rome
- Died
- July 31, 54 BC (aged about 66), Rome
- Spouse
- Gaius Julius Caesar
- Children
- Julia Major , Julia Minor , Julius Caesar
- Parents
- Lucius Aurelius Cotta (father) Rutilia (mother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Spouse
- Gaius Julius Caesar
- Child
- Julius Caesar
- Father
- Lucius Aurelius Cotta
- Sibling
- Lucius Aurelius Cotta
- Occupation
- aristocrat
- Image
- Aurelia Cotta.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0119-00-00
- gens
- Aurelia gens
- name in native language
- Aurelia
- social classification
- noble
- date of death
- 0054-00-00
- Commons category
- Aurelia Cotta
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Encyclopedic overview
Aurelia (c. 120 BC – 31 July 54 BC) was the mother of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar.
Birth of Caesar to Aurelia; illustration from the medieval Faits des Romains. This image perpetuates the myth that Caesar was born by Caesarean section, a procedure which was always fatal in the ancient world (or performed on pregnant women who were already dead), whereas Aurelia lived for decades after Caesar's birth. (The name "Caesar" is thought to mean "[war] elephant.")
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aurelia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.