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Lucius Caesar
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lucius Julius Caesar Vipsanianus, Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa, Lucius Julius Caesar
grandson of emperor Augustus (17 BC - AD 2)
Key facts
- Born
- 17 BC, Rome , Italy
- Died
- 20 August 2 AD (aged 18), Massalia , Gaul
- Burial
- Mausoleum of Augustus
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Marseille
- Father
- Augustus
- Mother
- Julia the Elder
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- legatus
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Family
- Julii Caesares
- Image
- 8091 - Roma - Ara Pacis - Lucio Cesare - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto - 28-Mar-2008.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lucius Caesar
- date of birth
- 0017-01-29
- place of burial
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- date of death
- 0002-08-20
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Lucius Caesar
- gens
- Julia gens
- unmarried partner
- Aemilia Lepida
- birth name
- Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyJulio-Claudian FatherMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa Augustus (adoptive) MotherJulia the Elder
Lucius Julius Caesar (17 BC – 20 August 2 AD) was a grandson of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. The son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Augustus' only daughter, Lucius was adopted by his grandfather along with his older brother, Gaius Caesar. As the emperor's adopted sons and joint-heirs to the Roman Empire, Lucius and Gaius had promising political and military careers. However, Lucius died of a sudden illness on 20 August 2 AD, in Massilia, Gaul, while traveling to meet the Roman army in Hispania. His brother Gaius also died at a relatively young age on 21 February 4 AD. The untimely loss of both heirs compelled Augustus to redraw the line of succession by adopting Lucius' younger brother, Agrippa Postumus as well as his stepson, Tiberius on 26 June 4 AD.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lucius Caesar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.