Aurelia Cotta
(c. 120–54 BCE)
BIRTH
c. 120 BCE
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
54 BCE
PLACE
Unknown
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Gaius Julius Caesar
(died c. 85 BCE)
CHILDREN
Julius Caesar
(100 BC-44 BC)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Aurelia Cotta was the mother of Julius Caesar and the wife of Gaius Julius Caesar the elder. Ancient and later accounts remember her role in the upbringing of her children.
EARLY LIFE
Aurelia belonged to the Roman Aurelii Cottae. The British Museum records approximate life dates of 120 to 54 BCE; precise birth details are not documented.
Her public record centers on the management of an elite Roman household and the upbringing of her children; no elected office or independent profession is documented.
CAREER
DEATH
Aurelia Cotta died in 54 BCE while her son Julius Caesar was campaigning in Gaul. Suetonius records that Caesar lost his mother before his daughter Julia and then a grandchild. The consulted ancient account does not give Aurelia's cause of death or burial place.
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