"who had divorced his grandfather, Tiberius Claudius Nero around 24 years before Germanicus birth, and was married to the emperor Augustus. His maternal grandparents were the triumvir Mark Antony and Augustus's sister Octavia Minor. Germanicus was a key figure in Julio-Claudian dynasty of the early Roman Empire. As well as being the great-nephew of Augustus, he was the nephew of the second emperor, Tiberius, his son Gaius would become the third emperor, Caligula, who would be succeeded by Germanicus's brother Claudius, and his grandson would become the fifth emperor, Nero. When Augustus's chosen successor, Gaius Caesar, died in AD 4,"
"Germanicus Germanicus (Latin: ""Germanicus Julius Caesar""; 24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the Roman Empire, who was known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of the patrician ""gens Claudia"". The agnomen ""Germanicus"" was added to his full name in 9 BC when it was posthumously awarded to his father in honor of his victories in Germania. In AD 4, he was adopted by his paternal uncle, Tiberius, who succeeded Augustus"
"Gaius Julius Caesar (name) Gaius Julius Caesar () was a prominent name of the ""Gens Julia"" from Roman Republican times, borne by a number of figures, but most notably by the general and dictator Julius Caesar. The name ""Caesar"" probably originated from a dialect of Latium which did not share the rhotacism of the Roman dialect. (That is, the ""s"" between vowels did not change to ""r"".) Using the Latin alphabet as it existed in the day of Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC) (i.e., without lower case letters, ""J"", or ""U""), Caesar's name is properly rendered (the spelling"
"heir. As a result, Germanicus was adopted out of the ""Claudii"" and into the ""Julii"". In accordance with Roman naming conventions, he adopted the name ""Julius Caesar"" while retaining his ""agnomen"", becoming Germanicus Julius Caesar. Upon Germanicus's adoption into the ""Julii"", his brother Claudius became the sole legal representative of his father, and his brother inherited the ""agnomen"" ""Germanicus"" as the new head of the family. Germanicus was born in Rome on 24 May 15 BC to Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor, and had two younger siblings: a sister, Livilla; and a brother, Claudius. His paternal grandmother was Livia,"
"Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was the name of several members of the ""gens Julia"" in ancient Rome. It was the full name ""(tria nomina)"" of the dictator Julius Caesar, as well as other prominent men of the Roman Republic, including the dictator's father and grandfather. ""Gaius"" was one of the three praenomina regularly used by the Julii Caesares, the others being ""Lucius"" and ""Sextus"". Livy mentions a senator named Gaius Julius who wrote a Roman history in Greek about 143 BC. Given the time period, he would probably have been one of the Julii Caesares, most probably a"
"full name ""Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus"" upon his posthumous adoption in 44 BC, and the name became fused with the imperial dignity; in this sense it is preserved in the German and Bulgarian words ""Kaiser"" and ""Tsar"" (sometimes spelled ""Czar""), both of which refer to an emperor. Compare the Hungarian, Slavic and Turkish words for ""king"", forms of """", all adapted from ""Karl"", the personal name of Charlemagne. The name of the dictator Julius Caesar—Latin script: ""CAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR""—was often extended by the official filiation ""Gai filius"" (""son of Gaius""), rendered as ""Gaius Iulius Gai filius Caesar"". A longer version"
"can also be found, however rarely: ""Gaius Iulius Gai(i) filius Gai(i) nepos Caesar"" (""Gaius Julius Caesar, son of Gaius, grandson of Gaius""). Caesar often spoke of himself only as ""Caius Caesar"", omitting the ""nomen gentile Iulius"". After his senatorial consecration as Divus Iulius in 42 BC, the ""dictator perpetuo"" bore the posthumous name ""Imperator Gaius Iulius Caesar Divus"" (, best translated as ""Commander [and] God Gaius Julius Caesar""), which is mostly given as his official historical name. Suetonius also speaks of the additional cognomen ""Pater Patriae"", which would render Caesar's complete name as ""Imperator Gaius Iulius Caesar Pater Patriae Divus""."
"and enjoyed a brief period of popularity and admiration. This faded as his reputation for cruelty and capriciousness became increasingly apparent. He was assassinated in AD 41. Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was the name of several members of the ""gens Julia"" in ancient Rome. It was the full name ""(tria nomina)"" of the dictator Julius Caesar, as well as other prominent men of the Roman Republic, including the dictator's father and grandfather. ""Gaius"" was one of the three praenomina regularly used by the Julii Caesares, the others being ""Lucius"" and ""Sextus"". Livy mentions a senator named Gaius Julius"
"best known from the Quinctii and the Fabii, possibly derived from their ritual duty of striking with the goat-skin (""februis caedere"") at the ""luperci Quinctiales"" and the ""luperci Fabiani"" respectively, the Julians would then have argued that the name ""Caesar"" was identical to the Quinctian and Fabian ""Kaeso"". The identification of the cognomina ""Kaeso"" and ""Caesar"" was indeed supposed by Pliny, but is—according to Alföldi (1975)—unwarranted. Gaius Julius Caesar (name) Gaius Julius Caesar () was a prominent name of the ""Gens Julia"" from Roman Republican times, borne by a number of figures, but most notably by the general and dictator"
"Gaius Caesar Gaius Caesar (; Latin: ""Gaius Julius Augusti f. Divi n. Caesar""; 20 BC – 21 February AD 4) was consul in AD 1 and the grandson of Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Although he was born to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Augustus' only daughter, Gaius and his younger brother, Lucius Caesar were raised by their grandfather as his adopted sons and joint-heirs to the empire. He would experience an accelerated political career befitting a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, with the Roman Senate allowing him to advance his career without first holding"
"Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), known by his nomen and cognomen Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, military general, and historian who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as an author of Latin prose. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed the First Triumvirate, a political alliance that dominated Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power as ""Populares"" were opposed by the"
"Julii Caesares in the male line. Gaius Julius Caesar (named in honor of his famous relative) was born in Antium (modern Anzio and Nettuno) on 31 August 12 AD, the third of six surviving children born to Germanicus and his second cousin Agrippina the Elder. Gaius had two older brothers, Nero and Drusus, as well as three younger sisters, Agrippina the Younger, Julia Drusilla and Julia Livilla. He was also a nephew of Claudius, Germanicus' younger brother and the future emperor. Agrippina the Elder was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. She was a granddaughter of"
"that of his contemporaries. Suetonius also says that Germanicus was a gifted writer, and that despite all these talents, he remained humble and kind. Due to his prominence as heir to the imperial succession, he is depicted in many works of art. He often appears in literature as the archetypal ideal Roman. His life and character have been portrayed in many works of art, the most notable of which include: Germanicus Germanicus (Latin: ""Germanicus Julius Caesar""; 24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the Roman Empire,"
"""Gaius"" is an archaic Latin name and one of the earliest Roman praenomina. Before the introduction of the letter 'G' into the Latin alphabet, i.e. before the censorship of Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 BC, the name was only written as ""Caius"". The old spelling remained valid in later times and existed alongside ""Gaius"", especially in the form of the abbreviation ""C"". The only known original Roman etymology of ""Gaius"" is expressed as ""a gaudio parentum"", meaning that the name ""Gaius"" stems from the Latin verb ""gaudere"" (""to rejoice"", ""to be glad""). This etymology is commonly seen as incorrect, and"
"was written ""Καῖσαρ,"" which was pronounced more or less the same. Roman nomenclature is somewhat different from the modern English form. ""Gaius"", ""Iulius"", and ""Caesar"" are Caesar's praenomen, nomen, and cognomen, respectively. In modern usage, his full name might be something like ""Gaius Iulius, the Caesar"", where 'Caesar' denoted him as a member of the 'Caesarian' family branch of the 'Iulian' clan, and 'Gaius' was his personal name. Though contemporary writers sometimes referred to him as ""Gaius Caesar,"" the name's historical usage was not the same as it is in the 21st century. His grand-nephew, Gaius Octavius, duly took the"
"to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. Though modern scholars to avoid confusion commonly refer to him at this point as Octavian, he called himself ""Caesar"", which is the name his contemporaries also used. Rejecting the advice of some army officers to take refuge with his troops in Macedonia, Octavian sailed to Italy to claim his inheritance. Early life of Augustus The early life of the Roman Emperor Augustus began at his birth in Rome on September 23, 63 BC, and is considered to have ended around the assassination of Dictator Julius Caesar, his great-uncle and adoptive father, on March 15, 44"
"Agrippa and Julia the Elder, and grandson of Augustus. As the emperor had no sons, he adopted Lucius and his brother, Gaius, and became ""Lucius Julius Caesar"". He died in AD 2, while still a young man, and in his grandfather's lifetime. Lucius Julius Caesar Lucius Julius Caesar was the name of several men of the ""gens Julia"" at ancient Rome. ""Lucius"" was one of three praenomina used by the Julii Caesares; the others were ""Sextus"" and ""Gaius"", which was the praenomen of the most famous Julius Caesar. The earliest known Lucius Julius Caesar was praetor in Cisalpine Gaul in"
"Julii Caesares The Julii Caesares were the most illustrious family of the patrician ""gens Julia"". The family first appears in history during the Second Punic War, when Sextus Julius Caesar was praetor in Sicily. His son, Sextus Julius Caesar, obtained the consulship in 157 BC; but the most famous descendant of this stirps is Gaius Julius Caesar, a general who conquered Gaul and became the undisputed master of Rome following the Civil War. Having been granted dictatorial power by the Roman Senate and instituting a number of political and social reforms, he was assassinated in 44 BC. After overcoming several"
"the Julian-affiliated cognomen ""Caesar"" to his full name. Nero (""Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus"") was a great-great-grandson of Augustus and Livia through his mother, Agrippina the Younger. The younger Agrippina was a daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, as well as Caligula's sister. Through his mother, Nero was related by blood to the Julian and Claudian branches of the Imperial family. However, he was born into the Domitii Ahenobarbi on his father's side. Nero became a Claudian in name as a result of Agrippina's marriage to her uncle, Claudius, who ultimately adopted her son as his own. He succeeded"
"Lucius Julius Caesar Lucius Julius Caesar was the name of several men of the ""gens Julia"" at ancient Rome. ""Lucius"" was one of three praenomina used by the Julii Caesares; the others were ""Sextus"" and ""Gaius"", which was the praenomen of the most famous Julius Caesar. The earliest known Lucius Julius Caesar was praetor in Cisalpine Gaul in 183 BC. His mission was to keep Transalpine Gauls from settling in the area of Aquileia, without resorting to war. His brother, Sextus, was a military tribune in 181, and consul in 157 BC. Lucius Julius Caesar, son of the praetor of"
"Gaius Octavius, a Senator of obscure provincial origins, and Atia, niece of Julius Caesar. In 44 BC he learned that Caesar had named him in his will as his adopted son and heir, at which point he took the name Gaius Julius Caesar. He would have been expected to add the surname Octavianus to indicate his family of origin, although there is no evidence he himself ever used this name; but from this he is conventionally known as ""Octavian"" in English. In fact, the historical Caesar Augustus avoided the use of the name ""Octavian"" as it pointed to him having"
"Gaius Marius Gaius Marius (; 157 BC – January 13, 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. He held the office of consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his important reforms of Roman armies, authorizing recruitment of landless citizens, eliminating the manipular military formations, and reorganizing the structure of the legions into separate cohorts. Marius defeated the invading Germanic tribes (the Teutones, Ambrones, and the Cimbri), for which he was called ""the third founder of Rome."" His life and career were significant in Rome's transformation from Republic to Empire. Marius was born"
"Julia Minor (sister of Caesar) Julia, also known as Julia Minor and Julia the Younger, (101–51 BC) was the second of two daughters of Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia Cotta. She is best known as the sister of the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar, and the maternal grandmother of Augustus. Julia and her siblings were born and raised at Rome. Because Roman daughters typically received praenomina only if they had several elder sisters, the elder sister came to be known as ""Julia Major"", and the younger as ""Julia Minor"", when it was necessary to distinguish between them. It is not known"
"Gaius Silius Gaius Silius (died AD 24) was a Roman senator who achieved successes as a general over German barbarians following the disaster of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. For this achievement he was appointed consul in AD 13 with Lucius Munatius Plancus as his colleague. However, years later Silius became entangled in machinations of the ambitious Praetorian prefect Sejanus and was forced to commit suicide. Due to an ambiguity in the ""Fasti Capitolini"", experts such as Mommsen and Attilio Degrassi believed Silius' full name was Gaius Silius Aulus Caecina Largus. However, Arthur and Joyce Gordon pointed out that"
"of Sallust. The later biographies of Caesar by Suetonius and Plutarch are also major sources. Caesar is considered by many historians to be one of the greatest military commanders in history. His cognomen was subsequently adopted as a synonym for ""Emperor""; the title ""Caesar"" was used throughout the Roman Empire, giving rise to modern cognates such as Kaiser or Tsar. He has frequently appeared in literary and artistic works, and his political philosophy, known as ""Caesarism"" inspired politicians into the modern era. Gaius Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family, the ""gens Julia"", which claimed descent from Iulus, son"
"Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul) Gaius Julius Caesar (""ca."" 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the father of Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar was married to Aurelia Cotta, a member of the Aurelii and Rutilii families. They had two daughters, known as Julia Major and Julia Minor, and a son, Gaius, who was born in 100 BC. He was the brother of Sextus Julius Caesar (consul in 91 BC) and the son of Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar's progress through the ""cursus honorum"" is well known, although the specific dates associated with"
"BC to Lucius Julius Caesar, in 84 BC to Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, in 60 BC to Gaius Julius Caesar, relative of the previously mentioned Lucius Julius Caesar, in 45 BC again to Gaius Julius Caesar, in 44 BC to Marcus Iunius Brutus, and in 41 BC to Lucius Antonius (younger brother and ally of the more famous Marcus Antonius). In 15 AD Germanicus was also ""imperator"" during the empire (see below) of his adoptive father Tiberius. After Augustus established the Roman Empire, the title ""imperator"" was generally restricted to the emperor, though in the early years of the empire it"
"Nero Julius Caesar Nero Julius Caesar Germanicus (c. AD 6–31) was the adopted grandson and heir of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, alongside his brother Drusus. Born into the prominent Julio-Claudian dynasty, Nero was the son of Tiberius' general and heir, Germanicus. After the deaths of his father and of Tiberius' son, Drusus the Younger, Nero and his brother Drusus were adopted together by Tiberius in September AD 23. As a result of being heirs of the emperor, he and his brother enjoyed accelerated political careers. Sejanus had become powerful in Rome and is believed by ancient writers such as Suetonius"
"Augustus and Scribonia on her mother's side. Through Agrippina, Augustus was the maternal great-grandfather of Gaius. As a boy of just two or three, Gaius accompanied his father, Germanicus, on campaigns in the north of Germania. The soldiers were amused that Gaius was dressed in a miniature soldier's outfit, including boots and armour. He was soon given his nickname ""Caligula"", meaning ""little (soldier's) boot"" in Latin, after the small boots (caligae) he wore. Gaius, though, reportedly grew to dislike this nickname. Suetonius claims that Germanicus was poisoned in Syria by an agent of Tiberius, who viewed Germanicus as a political"
"Gaius (praenomen) Gaius is a Latin ""praenomen"", or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is ""Gaia."" The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic ""gens Gavia"". The name was regularly abbreviated C., based on the original spelling of ""Caius"", which dates from the period before the letters ""C"" and ""G"" were differentiated. Throughout Roman history, Gaius was generally the second-most common praenomen, following only ""Lucius"". Although many prominent families did not use it at all, it was so widely distributed amongst all"
"Julia (gens) The gens Julia or Iulia was one of the most ancient patrician families at Ancient Rome. Members of the ""gens"" attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the consulship was Gaius Julius Iulus in 489 BC. The gens is perhaps best known, however, for Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator, and grand uncle of the emperor Augustus, through whom the name was passed to the so-called Julio-Claudian dynasty of the 1st century AD. The ""nomen Julius"" became very common in imperial times, as the descendants"
"possibly the most famous example of adoption in ancient Rome. Born into relative obscurity under the name ""Gaius Octavius"", he was adopted into the Julii Caesares by testament of his maternal great-uncle, the Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Although Octavius changed his name to ""Gaius Julius Caesar,"" in accordance with Roman naming practices concerning adoption, he did not use the name ""Octavianus"" but preferred to emphasize his new status as an official Julian instead of reminding the public of his relatively humble origin as an Octavian. Nevertheless, after his adoption, historians refer to him as ""Octavian"" from 44 BC until 27"
"Gaius Julius Caesar (Rome character) Gaius Julius Caesar is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 ""Rome (TV series)"", played by Irish actor Ciarán Hinds. The real Julius Caesar was a Roman general who seized control of the Roman government in 45 BC and laid the political foundations for the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Despite having little physical resemblance to any known representations of the historical Caesar who was balding, the series aims to present him in an authentic fashion (as opposed to an accurate one). The story starts in 52"