In 68 BCE Caesar was elected questor and received a seat in the senate, along with now marrying a new wife named Pompeia. This reveals Caesar’s profound talent of envisioning greatness for himself along with his ability of self- dramatization. At both funerals Caesar spoke of the ancient nobility of his family, with his mother’s side descending from the first kings and his father’s from the gods. After sending some years making his name known Caesar was elected to the position of military tribune in 72 BCE.Ĭaesar’s Aunt Julia and wife Cornelia would soon pass away around 69 BCE.
After moving back to Rome Caesar had goals of starting a career as a lawyer and being an influential member in Roman society. Caesar was successful in doing this and upon the death of Sulla in 78 BCE. He needed to convince Nicomedes to allow him to obtain a fleet of ships for the Roman Navy. Caesar was ordered then by his general to be an embassy to Nicomedes, the King of Bithynia. The civic crown is awarded to any solider for saving the life a Roman citizen during battle. Caesar was then elected to be on the staff of a military legate, after receiving the civic crown in 79 BCE. Caesar immediately went into hiding, until later when his influential friends would be able to give him pardon and allow his marriage to exist. Caesar refused to divorce his wife and Sulla proscribed him, meaning that he was on the list to be executed. This was all occurring after 85 BCE when Sulla was in power and decided to order Caesar to divorce Cornelia. After being married to Caesar, Cornelia gave birth to Caesar’s only legitimate child who was then named Julia.
Cornelia was the daughter of a prominent member in the Popular faction, this shows early signs of Caesar’s wants for more by using marriage to elevate his standing in society. When Caesar reached the age of 18 he married his wife Cornelia. At the young age of 16 Caesar’s father passed away, causing him to become very close with his mother Aurelia. Caesar’s family was still far from rich even though they were considered to be Roman aristocrats.
Caesar’s Aunt Julia was wife to Gaius Marius, who at the time of Caesar’s birth was the leader of the Popular faction of Roman Politics. Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome, Italy in the year 100 BCE to the patrician family of Gaius Julius Caesar and his wife Aurelia.
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