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Gaius Julius Caesar
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Roman senator and father of Julius Caesar (c.140 BC - 85 BC)
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Spouse
- Aurelia
- Child
- Julia Minor
- Father
- Gaius Julius Caesar
- Mother
- Marcia
- Sibling
- Sextus Julius Caesar
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Roman governor
- Family
- Julii Caesares
- 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
- gens
- Julia gens
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Gaius Julius Caesar III
- P12749
- railroad switch
- 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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaius Julius Caesar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.