Sextus Julius Caesar
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Sextus Julius Caesar was the name of several men of the Julii Caesares
family in ancient Rome
.
I and grandson of Numerius Julius Caesar. Sextus was a military tribune
under Lucius Aemilius Paullus
, as well as a governor of Liguria
. His sons were Gaius Julius Caesar I
and Sextus Julius Caesar II.
in 169 BC. Sextus was consul
in 157 BC, and led the final formal negotiations with the Achaean League before war was declared in 146 BC.
and Marcia
. He was a supporter of his brother-in-law Gaius Marius
. He was praetor
in 94 BC, then occupied a governorship before becoming consul
in 91 BC. He lost a battle against the Samnium
and died at the siege of Asculum
.
in 48 BC
, Sextus was a close friend and follower of his cousin Gaius Julius Caesar the dictator and commanded one of his Syria
n legions in 47 BC, being murdered in a mutiny (46 BC).
Julii Caesares
Julii Caesares is a subdivision of the patrician Julii family in the Roman Republic, and the beginnings of the Julian side of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty...
family in ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
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Sextus Julius Caesar I
Lived circa 200 BC. Son of Lucius Julius CaesarLucius Julius Caesar
In Ancient Rome, several men of the Julii Caesares family were named Lucius Julius Caesar. Distinct by their praenomen, "Lucius", none of these members of the Julii Caesares family can be confused with their distant relative and much more famous Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman who conquered Gaul,...
I and grandson of Numerius Julius Caesar. Sextus was a military tribune
Military tribune
A military tribune was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion...
under Lucius Aemilius Paullus
Lucius Aemilius Paullus
Lucius Aemilius Paullus was the name of several ancient Romans of the patrician gens Aemilia.Notable men with this name include:* Lucius Aemilius Paullus * Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus, his son...
, as well as a governor of Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
. His sons were Gaius Julius Caesar I
Gaius Julius Caesar I
Gaius Julius Caesar I was the son of Sextus Julius Caesar I, and the father of Gaius Julius Caesar II. He was Praetor in 166 BC under the nomen Lucius.He was the great-grandfather of Julius Caesar, the last sole ruler of the Roman Republic.-See also:...
and Sextus Julius Caesar II.
Sextus Julius Caesar II
He was the son of Sextus Julius Caesar I, after his adoption, also became known as Sextus Julius Catulus Caesar. As a Roman ambassador he assisted in restoring the liberty of AbderaAbdera, Thrace
Abdera was a city-state on the coast of Thrace 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos, and almost opposite Thasos. The site now lies in the Xanthi peripheral unit of modern Greece. The municipality of Abdera, or Ávdira , has 18,573 inhabitants...
in 169 BC. Sextus was consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
in 157 BC, and led the final formal negotiations with the Achaean League before war was declared in 146 BC.
Sextus Julius Caesar III (Sextus Julius Caesar the Consul)
Died in 90 or 89 BC. He was the son of Gaius Julius Caesar IIGaius Julius Caesar II
Gaius Julius Caesar II, son of Gaius Julius Caesar I, married to Marcia, sister of the consul Quintus Marcius Rex. He was the father of Gaius Julius Caesar III, Sextus Julius Caesar III and Julia Caesaris, wife of Gaius Marius...
and Marcia
Marcia
Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias, better known as Marcia, was the mistress and one of the assassins of 2nd century AD Roman Emperor Commodus from 182–93...
. He was a supporter of his brother-in-law Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a Roman general and statesman. He was elected consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his dramatic reforms of Roman armies, authorizing recruitment of landless citizens, eliminating the manipular military formations, and reorganizing the...
. He was praetor
Praetor
Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, usually in the field, or the named commander before mustering the army; and an elected magistratus assigned varied duties...
in 94 BC, then occupied a governorship before becoming consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
in 91 BC. He lost a battle against the Samnium
Samnium
Samnium is a Latin exonym for a region of south or south and central Italy in Roman times. The name survives in Italian today, but today's territory comprising it is only a small portion of what it once was. The populations of Samnium were called Samnites by the Romans...
and died at the siege of Asculum
Asculum
Asculum, also known as Ausculum, was the ancient name of two Italian cities.The first is Ascoli Piceno, the Ausculum in ancient Picenum . It is situated in the valley of the Truentus river on the via Salaria. It was originally a Sabine city . Following its defeat by the Romans in 268 BC...
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Sextus Julius Caesar IV
Son of Sextus Julius Caesar III. QuaestorQuaestor
A Quaestor was a type of public official in the "Cursus honorum" system who supervised financial affairs. In the Roman Republic a quaestor was an elected official whereas, with the autocratic government of the Roman Empire, quaestors were simply appointed....
in 48 BC
48 BC
Year 48 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Vatia...
, Sextus was a close friend and follower of his cousin Gaius Julius Caesar the dictator and commanded one of his Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n legions in 47 BC, being murdered in a mutiny (46 BC).