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, became dictator for life, and then was murdered by Roman senators.<!---I think these latter phrases should be discarded--->
Lucius Julius Caesar I
Son of
Numerius Julius Caesar and father to
Sextus Julius Caesar I. Lucius was a great-grandson to
Lucius Julius Libo.
Lucius Julius Caesar II
Son of
Sextus Julius Caesar II. Married
Poppilia. They had 2 sons Lucius Julius Caesar III and
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus and one daughter
Julia Caesaris, who became the first wife of the dictator
Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
Lucius Julius Caesar III
Lucius Julius Caesar III (c.
135 BC –
87 BC) was a son of Lucius Julius Caesar II, and elder brother to
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus.
Lucius, consul in 90 BC, proposed Roman Citizenship laws to allies who didn’t participate in the
Social War against Rome in 90 BC. This proposal became known as the
Julian Law. During his consulship Lucius Caesar commanded one of the armies Rome employed against the Italians with mixed success as he was beaten a few times but was able to repulse an attack on his camp. He was elected
censor in 89 BC
Lucius and his brother were killed together in 87 BC at the beginning of the
Civil......
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