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Emperor Julius Caesar's Family Tree

Gaius Julius Caesar

Aurelia Cotta

He was born in 130 BC. He later married Aurelia Cotta. They had 3 children, two daughters and a son. Their first daughter, Julia Major, was born in 102 BC. Their second daughter, Julia Minor, was born in 101 BC. Their son, Gaius Julius Caesar, was born in 100 BC. He died in 85 BC while putting on his shoes.

There is very little known about Aurelia Cotta's personal life. Her father was a consul and her grandfather was a consul before him. Three of her half brothers were also consuls. She married Gaius Julius Caesar. He died in 85 BC. They had 3 children, two daughters and a son. Their first daughter, Julia Major, was born in 102 BC. Their second daughter, Julia Minor, was born in 101 BC. Their son, Gaius Julius Caesar, was born in 100 BC.

Gaius Julius Caesar

Julia Minor

Julia Major

Pompeia

Cornelia

Almost nothing is known about Caesar's oldest sister. Julia is mentioned once in Suetonius, but only for her two grandsons. She must have married a Pedius and a Pinarius. We only know this because of her grandson's last names. She may or may not have testified the man who had an affair with Pompeia, Caesar's second wife. This is all that is known of Julia Major.

Cornelia was born in 97 BC. She married Caesar in 84 BC. Her father demanded that Caesar divorce Cornelia, but he instead chose to be deprived of her fortune. She gave birth to Caesar's first child, Julia, in 76 BC. She died in 69 BC while giving birth to another child. This son was stillborn.

Very little is known about Caesar's sisters. She was born in 101 BC and married Marcus Atius Balbas. She gave birth to three daughters, all named Atia Balba. The middle daughter was the mother of Caesar's future adopted son, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. It was Julia who testified against the man who supposedly had an affair with Caesar's second wife, Pompeia. Her husband died in 63 BC and she died a year later.

He was born in 100 BC. His father died at 16, leaving him to be the man of the house. When his first wife Cornelia's father ordered Caesar to divorce his daughter, he refused and lost his wife's fortune, his inheritance, and his priesthood. This forced the two of them to go into hiding. His mother's family intervened and the two were safe once more. They had a child named Julia. He then pursued a military career, at which he was very successful. When he felt it safe enough to return to Rome, he was kidnapped by pirates while crossing the Aegean Sea. He convinced the captain to keep him alive and returned to Rome. Around this time, Cornelia died and he was remarried to Pompeia, who he late divorced. After divorcing his second wife, he married Calpurnia. At this point Caesar had accomplished quite a bit in terms of politics. He has created the First Triumvirate and became dictator for life after winning multiple elections. He did many great things for the people of Rome, yet some people did not like Caesar and all of the power he held. On March 15, 44 BC he was stabbed at a government meeting approximately 33 times.

It is unknown exactly when Pompeia was born. She was the second wife of Julius Caesar. They married in 67 BC. After Caesar was elected Pontifex Maximus, the couple moved to the Via Sacra. In 62 BC, Pompeia held the festival of the Good Goddess, a party which no man was allowed to attend. However, one man made his way in disguised as a woman, supposedly with the intent of seducing Pompeia. This man was found out and put on trial for sacrilege. He was acquitted because Caesar gave no evidence against him. After this incident, Caesar divorced Pompeia, giving the famous quote, "My wife ought not even to be under suspicion."

Julia

Calpurnia

She was born in 76 BC and her mother died in 69 BC. After her mother's death, she was raised by Caesar's mother, Aurelia Cotta. Then her father engaged her to Marcus Junius Brutus, Caesar's most famous assassin. Caesar broke off the engagement and instead engaged Julia to Pompey in order to make a firm union in the First Triumvirate. Supposedly, Pompey was infatuated with his new bride, who was 30 years younger than he. There were rumors that he was going to give up life in politics in favor of a domestic life with Julia. In fact, he had been given governorship over Hispania, but he chose to stay in Rome and oversee the grain supply. Julia died in childbirth in 54 BC and her child died a few days later, a daughter according to some, yet a son according to others.

Calpurnia was born in 75 BC. She was also the third and final wife of Julius Caesar. She married Caesar in 59 BC. She was likely older than Caesar's first daughter, Julia, and no children ever resulted from their union. Following Caesar's death, she delivered all of his personal documents to the consul. She never remarried. Little is known about Calpurnia before or after Caesar's death.

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= Children

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus

Caesarion

He is the unofficial son between Cleopatra and Caesar, as he was never acknowledged by Caesar as his son. Little is known about him until the Donations of Antioch and Alexandria, where his mother donated land to Caesarion and her other children. Then, at the age of 11, Marc Antony declared him to be Caesar's true son and heir. This threatened Octavian's rule over Rome and thus Cleopatra sent Caesarion to India for safety at the age of 17. At this point, historical evidence is unclear and non conclusive. It is speculated that his caregivers, including his tutor, may have betrayed him and sent him back to Alexandria. Augustus had conquered this city and the rest of Egypt at this point. He had Caesarion executed at Alexandria.

He was born in Rome in 63 BC, but he was raised Velletri because Rome was overcrowded. His father died 4 years later and his mother was remarried to Lucius Marcius, former governor of Syria. He was raised by his grandmother, who was also one of Caesar's sisters. Around 52 BC, Julia Caesaris died and his mother and step-father took a more active role in raising him. In 46 BC, he was put in charge of the Greek Games, but he really wanted to join Caesar on campaign in Africa. A year later he was permitted to join him in Hispania, but he fell ill and was unable to travel. Once he had recovered, he attempted to sail to Hispania but was shipwrecked. Upon reaching shore, he crossed enemy territory and made it to Caesar's camp. This impressed his great-uncle very much and when they returned to Rome Caesar officially adopted him. After Caesar's death, he discovered that he was the primary beneficiary of his will as well as an heir. This began his rise to power as emperor.

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