Sextus Julius Caesar

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Sextus Julius Caesar was the name of several men of the Julii Caesares family in ancient Rome.

1 Sextus Julius Caesar I
2 Sextus Julius Caesar II Postumus
3 Sextus Julius Caesar III
4 Sextus Julius Caesar IV
5 Sextus Julius Caesar V Fidelis
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Sextus Julius Caesar I

Born in 137 BC, Sextus Julius Caesar I, was most notably the uncle of the dictator, Julius Caesar. He was the son of Lucius Julius Caesar I. He was a strong supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, who was married to his only sister, Julia Caesaris. Sextus was able to reach the praetorship in 94 BC, then occuping a governship, returning to Rome in 91 BC, to serve as consul. He died in 90 BC, during the siege of Asculum. He married an unknown woman and had issue.

Sextus Julius Caesar II Postumus

Son of Sextus Julius Caesar I, Postumus was born posthumously in 89 BC, after his father's death. His mother is unknown, but she is believed to have died some time around 85 BC. He was then raised by his 45 year old aunt, Julia Caesaris. He was a first cousin and very good friend to the dictater, Julius Caesar. He fought with his cousin, commanding a Syrian legion. He was present at the Battle of Thapsus and the Alexandrine civil war. He marched in Caesar's triumph and was awarded the consulship in 46 BC. Sextus was poisoned the morning of the assassination of Julius Caesar. Cassius and Brutus had him killed because they thought he was the inheritor of Caesar's will. The true inheritor turned out to be the young Octavian (future Roman Emperor Augustus).

Postumus was married to Hortensia, the daughter of Quintus Hortensius Hortalus. Hortalus was a skilled orator and rival to Marcus Tullius Cicero. Hortensia was a dexterous orator herself. She is most famous for giving her speech in front of the members of the Second Triumvirate in 42 BC, that resulted in the repeal of a tax on wealthy Roman women. His marriage with Hortensia resulted in one son, named Sextus Julius Caesar III.

Sextus Julius Caesar III

Sextus Julius Caesar III was the son of Sextus Julius Caesar II Postumus and Hortalia. He was born in Rome, in 50 BC. His father was murdered in 44 BC, when Sextus was just six years old. After his father's death he was solely raised by his mother, who never remarried. His father's popularity and his mothers connections, set the foundation for Sextus's political career. He studied rhetoric in Athens at the school of Isocrates. Sextus returned to Rome in 21 BC, and was elected quaestor. He served as quaestor for three consecutive terms in Narbonensis Gaul.

It was through Augustus (second cousin by adoption) that Sextus married Cornelia Scipio. Cornelia was the daughter of Scribonia from her first marriage to Publius Cornelius Scipio Salvito and the half sister of Julia (only daughter of Augustus).

Sextus Julius Caesar IV

Son of Sextus Julius Caesar III. ~~He was a close friend and cousin to dictator Julius Caesar. Sextus commanded one of his Syrian legions and was quaestor in 48 BC.~~