- For other meanings of Julius see Julius (disambiguation)
Julius (fem. Julia) is the nomen of the gens Julia, an important patrician family of ancient Rome supposed to have descended from Julus, and thus from the goddess Venus. By the Republican era and throughout the Imperial era, a Name in Ancient Rome for a male citizen consisted of three parts ( tria The term " patrician " originally referred to a group of elite families in Ancient Rome, including both their natural and Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC In Greek and Roman mythology, Ascanius was the son of Aeneas and Creusa. Venus was a major Roman Goddess principally associated with Love, Beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess (See also: Julio-Claudian dynasty - Julia Caesaris). The Julio-Claudian Dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus (Octavian Tiberius, Caligula (Gaius Claudius, and Julia Caesaris ( Classical Latin: IVLIA•CAESARIS is the name of all women in the Julii Caesares Patrician family (a subdivision of the They apparently originated from Alba Longa[1], which was reputedly founded by Julus (also known as Ascanius), son of Aeneas (reputed ancestor of Romulus and Remus). Alba Longa (in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga) was an ancient city of Latium in central Italy southeast of Rome in the Alban This article is about the Roman hero For other uses see Aeneas (disambiguation. Romulus (c 771 BC– c 717 BC and Remus (c 771 BC–c 753 BC are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology Romulus (c 771 BC– c 717 BC and Remus (c 771 BC–c 753 BC are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology
The name is also seen as Iulius and Iulia. There were many thousands of people bearing it, since the freedman took the gens name of their previous owners, thus many freedmen of the Julio-Claudian emperors received this name. A freedman is a former slave who has been manumitted or emancipated. The name lives on as a personal name. A personal name is the Proper name identifying an individual Person.
Julii Caesares, all with the 'Julius Caesar' nomen and cognomen combination, but differing praenomens, most famously:
Members of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty:
Several other emperors:
Other people:
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola, conqueror of Britannia
- Gaius Julius Civilis, leader of the Batavian rebellion (69)
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, writer, 1st century
- Sextus Julius Frontinus, writer and politician, 1st century
- Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus, governor of Britannia, 1st century
- Gaius Julius Callistus, freedman, 1st century
- Sextus Julius Africanus, historian, 3rd century
- Gaius Julius Solinus, grammarian 3rd century
- Iulius Obsequens, ancient UFO writer, middle 4th century
- Gaius Julius Eurycles
- Julius Atticus
- Julius Graecinus, father of Gnaeus Julius Agricola
- Julia Procilla, mother of Gnaeus Julius Agricola
- Gaius Julius Vindex, governor of Lusitania
- Julius Sacrovir, noble of Aedui
- Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappus, consul and Syrian prince
- Julius Paulus, jurist
- Julius Exsuperantius, historian 4th century
Notes
- ^ Tacitus, Annals XI. A subdivision of the Patrician Julii family in the Roman Republic, the beginnings of the Julian side of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. By the Republican era and throughout the Imperial era, a Name in Ancient Rome for a male citizen consisted of three parts ( tria The cognomen (plural cognomina) was originally the third name of an Ancient Roman in the Roman naming convention. See Praenomen (Ancient Egypt for the pharaonic throne name In Roman naming conventions, the praenomen (literally forename Sextus Julius Caesar was the name of several men of the Julii Caesares family in Ancient Rome. Gaius Julius Caesar most commonly refers to Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC conqueror of Gaul dictator Gaius Julius Caesar may In Ancient Rome several men of the Julii Caesares family were named Lucius Julius Caesar. Julia Caesaris ( Classical Latin: IVLIA•CAESARIS is the name of all women in the Julii Caesares Patrician family (a subdivision of the The Julio-Claudian Dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus (Octavian Tiberius, Caligula (Gaius Claudius, and Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Livia Drusilla, after 14 AD called Julia Augusta ( Classical Latin: LIVIA•DRVSILLA IVLIA•AVGVSTA (58 BC-29 AD was the wife of Julia the Elder (October 39 BC - 14 known to her contemporaries as Julia Caesaris filia or Julia Augusti filia ( Classical Latin: IVLIA•CAESARIS•FILIA See also Gaius Julius Caesar, for others of the same name Gaius Julius Caesar (20 BC - AD 4 most commonly known as Julius Caesar, was For other men named Lucius (Julius Caesar see Lucius Julius Caesar Lucius Julius Caesar (17 BC-2 most commonly known as Lucius Caesar Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Postumus (12 BC-14 also known as Agrippa Postumus or Postumus Agrippa, was a son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman Nero Claudius Drusus, later Drusus Julius Caesar (his adoptive name (13 BC- September 14 23) was the only child of Roman Emperor Tiberius Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero Gemellus, known as Tiberius Gemellus, ( 10 October AD 19 &ndash AD 37 or 38 was the son of Drusus and Germanicus Julius Caesar ( 24 May 16 BC or 15 BC&ndash October 10, 19) Julia Caesaris ( Classical Latin: IVLIA•CAESARIS is the name of all women in the Julii Caesares Patrician family (a subdivision of the Nero Julius Caesar Germanicus (6&ndash30 was a close relative of the Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Drusus Julius Caesar, also referred to as Drusus III (7 &ndash 33 was a member of a noble family of Ancient Rome. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 31 AD 12 &ndash January 24 AD 41 more commonly known by his nickname Caligula (kəˈlɪɡjʊlə was a Roman Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus or Philippus I Arabs (c 204 - 249 known in English as Philip the Arab or formerly (prior to World War II in This article is about the Roman Emperor For other people called Valens see Valens Flavius Julius Valens ( Latin: DOMINVS Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus (c 173&ndash238 also known as Maximinus Thrax (i Iulius Valerius Maiorianus (November 420 - 7 August 461) commonly known as Majorian, was Western Roman Emperor (457 Julius Nepos (c 430–480 was a Western Roman Emperor (474–475 or –480 during the last stage of the Western Roman Empire. Gnaeus Julius Agricola ( June 13, 40 &ndash August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britannia was the term originally used by the Romans to refer first to the British Isles, and later to the island of Great Britain. Gaius Julius Civilis was the leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69. The Revolt of the Batavi took place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior (S 69 (sex position & book by Ryu Murakami are -- already linked by "" with other meanings Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca 64 BC &ndash AD 17 was a Latin author but whether a native of Spain or of Alexandria is not sure a pupil of the famous Sextus Julius Frontinus (ca 40-103 AD was one of the most distinguished Roman aristocrats of the late first century AD but is best known to the post-Classical world as an Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus was Procurator of Roman Britain from 61 to his death in 65 Julia Pacata was the daughter of Julius Indus, a 1st century nobleman of the Gaulish Treveri who helped put down a Gaulish rebellion in 21 Julius Indus was a nobleman of the Gaulish Treveri tribe In 21 AD he helped the Romans put down a rebellion of the Treveri and Aedui. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Gaius Julius Callistus (flourished first century was a Greek imperial Freedman during the reigns of Roman Emperors Caligula and Claudius. Sextus Julius Africanus was a Christian traveller and Historian of the early 3rd century AD Gaius Julius Solinus, Latin Grammarian and compiler probably flourished around the middle of the fourth century though historical scholar Theodor Mommsen Julius Obsequens was a Roman writer who is believed to have lived in the middle of the fourth century AD Gnaeus Julius Agricola ( June 13, 40 &ndash August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Gnaeus Julius Agricola ( June 13, 40 &ndash August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Gaius Iulius Vindex, of a noble Gaulish family of Aquitania given senatorial status under Claudius, was a Roman governor in the province of Gallia This article concerns the Roman province For the ship see RMS Lusitania. Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos or Philopappus, ( Greek: ο Γαίος Ιούλιος Αντίοχος Επιφανής Φιλοπάππου, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus ( Greek: ο Ιούλιος Παύλος, flourished 2nd century and 3rd century) was one of the most influential and 23
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