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Calpurnia was either the third or fourth wife of Julius Caesar, and the one to whom he was married at the time of his assassination. According to contemporary sources, she was a good and faithful wife, in spite of her husband's infidelity; and, forewarned of the attempt on his life, she endeavored in vain to prevent his murder. [1]
Wives of Julius Caesar; C. Calpurnia (wife of Caesar) Cornelia (wife of Caesar) P. Pompeia (wife of Caesar) This page was last edited on 13 May 2023, at 12:24 ...
Pompeia (fl. 1st century BC) was either the second or third [i] wife of Julius Caesar. Pompeia's parents were Quintus Pompeius Rufus, a son of a former consul, and Cornelia, the daughter of the Roman dictator Sulla. Caesar married Pompeia in 67 BC, [1] after he had served as quaestor in Hispania, his first wife Cornelia having died in 69 BC.
Caesar's wife can refer to: Any of the wives of Julius Caesar. Cossutia (disputed) Cornelia; Pompeia; Calpurnia; Works. Caesar's Wife, a play; Other
By his wife, Annia, Cinna had two daughters, conventionally known as Cornelia Major, who married Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, and Cornelia Minor, the wife of Caesar. [4] The designations Major and Minor were not really part of their names, but were used to distinguish between sisters, who bore the same nomen.
Valeria, the name of the women of the Valeria gens. Valeria, first priestess of Fortuna Muliebris in 488 BC [1]; Aemilia Tertia (с. 230 – 163 or 162 BC), wife of Scipio Africanus and mother of Cornelia (see below), noted for the unusual freedom given her by her husband, her enjoyment of luxuries, and her influence as role model for elite Roman women after the Second Punic War.
The French author Marie-Nicolas Bouillet lists Cossutia first, then Cornelia, Pompeia, and Calpurnia, as wives of Caesar. The ancient historian Plutarch largely ignores Cossutia, [7] but names her as one of Caesar's wives. [8] Suetonius also used the word for an official divorce when describing the separation. [9] [10]
Julia (c. 76 BC – August 54 BC) was the daughter of Julius Caesar and his first or second wife Cornelia, and his only child from his marriages. [1] Julia became the fourth wife of Pompey the Great and was renowned for her beauty and virtue.