Lucius Julius Caesar ( Latin: Lucius Iulius Caesar ; died after 183 BC) - an ancient Roman politician from the patrician clan Julius , praetor 183 BC e.
| Lucius Julius Caesar | |||||||
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| lat Lucius Iulius Caesar | |||||||
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| Birth | III century BC e. | ||||||
| Death | after 183 BC e. | ||||||
| Kind | Julia | ||||||
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Biography
Lucius was the son of Sextus Julius Caesar , who was a praetor in 208 BC. e. during the Second Punic War . Lucius had at least one brother, Sextus , who was consul in 157 BC. e. Perhaps his brother was also Guy, a senator who was around 143 BC. e. wrote the history of Rome in Greek [1] [2] .
Although the eldest son was usually named after his father, Lucius was named after his grandfather, Lucius Julius, who, according to the hypothesis of M. Griffin, is possibly identical with Lucius Julius Libon , consul in 267 BC. e [3] [4] .
Given the sequence of magistrates, Lucius probably became a praetor at the age of about 40, so he was to be born no later than 220 years, while his younger brother, Sextus, first appeared in sources in 181 BC. e., occupying at that time the post of the youngest of magistrates - the military tribune , became consul 24 years later [3] .
Lucius Julius is mentioned in the sources only in connection with the events of 183 BC. e. This year he became a praetor. By lot he had to rule Cisalpine Gaul . At this time, the Gauls, who infiltrated Italy, began to build a settlement in the area of the future Aquileia . The Senate gave Lucius the task of stopping the construction, while not resorting to military force if possible [5] . In the same year, triumphs were appointed, who began to build a Roman colony on this site [6] . Thus, Lucius played a decisive role in the foundation of the settlement, which in the future will become one of the largest cities of classical antiquity [1] [3] .
It is known that Lucius had a son, Lucius Julius Caesar , praetor in 166 BC. e., which was probably born before 200 BC. e [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. - Vol. I. - P. 536-537.
- ↑ Drumann Wilhelm. Geschichte Roms in seinem Übergang von der republikanischen zur monarchischen Verfassung. - Vol. III. - P. 113.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Broughton TRS The Magistrates of the Roman Republic. - Vol. I. - P. 378, 380.
- ↑ Griffin Miriam. A Companion to Julius Caesar. - P. 385, 437, 513.
- ↑ Titus Livy. History of Rome from the founding of the city, XXXIX, 45.
- ↑ Titus Livy. The History of Rome from the Foundation of the City, XXXIX, 55.
Literature
- Titus Livy . The history of Rome from the foundation of the city . - M .: Publishing house "Science", 1993. - T. III. - 768 p. - ISBN 5-02-008959-1 .
- Drumann Wilhelm. Geschichte Roms in seinem Übergang von der republikanischen zur monarchischen Verfassung, oder: Pompeius, Caesar, Cicero und ihre Zeitgenossen. - Königsberg, 1834–1844.
- Caesar and L. Julius Caesar (no. 3) // William Smith, ed. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. - Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1849.
- Broughton T. Robert S. The Magistrates of the Roman Republic. - American Philological Association, 1952.
- Griffin Miriam. A Companion to Julius Caesar. - John Wiley & Sons, 2009 .-- ISBN 9781444308457 .