HI346 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tribuni Militum Consulari Potestate, Praetor, Quiet Life
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Gaius julius caesar iii was born july 13, 100 bce. Born to a patrician family, the gens julia, which claimed descent from iulus, son of the legendary trojan prince aeneas, supposedly the son of the goddess venus. The cognomen caesar, originated with an ancestor who was born by caesarean section, according to pliny the elder. It is also possible that caesar had a thick head of hair, bright grey eyes, or he may have killed an elephant in battle: caesar"s relatives. Lucius julius libo: the julii had been one of the leading families of the early republic, claiming 6 consulships between 489 - 430 bce, and filling the office of consular tribune. Gaius julius iulius had been nominated dictator in 352. Libo was elected consul in 267 bce with marcus atilius regulus. The two consuls carried on war with the sallentini, from apulia. Libo and regulus were granted a triumph on jan 23, 266 bce.
