Official Name: GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR
Birthdate: July 12 or 13, 100 BCE
(Cassius Dio, Roman History, 47.18)
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Reign: Named dictator for life in 44 BCE. Exact date is disputed, but the historical consensus is either January or February.
(Plutarch, Life of Caesar, 57.1)
Marriages:
Cossutia (disputed)
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 1.2)
Cornelia (84–69 BCE)
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 1.2)
Pompeia (67–61 BCE)
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 6.2)
Calpurnia (59-44 BCE)
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 21.1)
Children:
Julia (daughter by Cornelia)
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 1.2)
Caesarion (son by Cleopatra)
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 52)
Death: Assassinated by a group of Roman senators in the Theater of Pompey on March 15, 44 BCE.
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 80-82)
Statue of Julius Caesar on the Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, 28th July 2019
Bust (likely) depicting Julius Caesar, the British Museum, London, found at Sanctuary of Athena Polias in Priene, Turkey, May 28th 2016.
Colossal Bust depicting Julius Caesar, National Archaeological Museum of Napoli, Napoli, October 12th 2019.
Statue of Julius Caesar, Palazzo Senatorio, Rome.
52
(Plutarch, Life of Caesar, 27)
48
(Plutarch, Life of Caesar, 42-46)
45
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 40) (source: Plutarch, Life of Caesar, 59.1)
44
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 88.1)
42
(Suetonius, Life of Julius Caesar, 76.1)
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