Julius Caesar was married several times, and he was faithful enough to his first wife Cornelia that he refused to divorce her. Gaius Julius Caesar arrived in the world on July 13, 100 B.C., but, contrary to popular belief, it’s unlikely he was born by caesarean section. A daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Cornelia was related by birth or marriage to many of the most influential figures of the late Republic. As Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia is part of the chorus of characters who repeatedly warn Caesar that various signs and omens suggest that he is in great danger. Read a character analysis of Brutus, plot summary, and important quotes. Calpurnia married Caesar in late 59 BC. Gaius Julius Caesar was born 12 July 100 BCE (though some cite 102 as his birth year). Spouse(s) Julius Caesar (67–62 BC; divorced) Biography Early life. Her parents were Quintus Pompeius Rufus, a son of a former consul, and Cornelia, the daughter of the Roman dictator Sulla. Julius Caesar by Peter Paul Rubens. Calpurnia is the only character who can make Caesar heed these warnings—if only momentarily—when she begs Caesar to stay home. His father, also Gaius Julius Caesar, was a Praetor who governed the province of Asia and his mother, Aurelia Cotta, was of noble birth.Both held to the Populare ideology of Rome which favored democratization of government and more rights for the lower class as opposed to the Optimate … Caesar and … Caesar's second wife, Pompeia was the daughter of a dictator, Lucius Cornelius Sulla. [2] No children resulted from their union. Cornelia (c. 97 – c. 69 BC) was the first or second wife of Julius Caesar, and the mother of his only legitimate child, Julia. Marriage. Contemporary sources describe her as a humble, often shy woman. ( CC BY NC SA 2.0 ) Caesar’s Beloved Wife Cornelia . [1] Marriage and Caesar's demise. Calpurnia was the third and last wife of Julius Caesar.Born in 75 BC, she was the daughter of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, consul in 58 BC, and sister of Lucius Calpurnius Piso (Pontifex), consul in 15 BC. Cinnilla remained as Caesar's wife until her death in 69 BC. Shakespeare’s account of the Roman general Julius Caesar’s murder by his friend Brutus is a meditation on duty. Pompeia. Caesar was a young man when he met a daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna from a part called the Populares. She became Julius Caesar's first wife in 84 BC, and bore his only legitimate daughter in 73 BC. When Sulla demanded that he leave her and remarry a woman of the consul’s choosing, Caesar fled Rome in defiance. First performed around 1599, when the English royal succession was uncertain, Julius Caesar confronts the dangers of political turmoil. 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