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Gaius Julius Caesar
(died c. 85 BCE)
BIRTH
UNKNOWN
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
c. 85 BCE
PLACE
Unknown
FAMILY
FATHER
Julius Caesar
(100 BC-44 BC)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Gaius Julius Caesar, the elder, was a Roman senator and magistrate, and the father of Julius Caesar the dictator. He married Aurelia Cotta and served as praetor and as a governor in Asia.
EARLY LIFE
The elder Caesar held the Roman praetorship and governed the province of Asia. Surviving information about his public career is limited compared with that of his son.
CAREER
DEATH
Suetonius says the younger Caesar lost his father in his sixteenth year. That points to the mid-80s BCE, but the exact year is uncertain.
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