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'''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 (mythology)|Venus]]. (''See also:'' [[Julio-Claudian dynasty]] - [[Julia Caesaris]]). They apparently originated from [[Alba Longa]]<ref>Tacitus, Annals XI.23</ref>, which was reputedly founded by Julus (also known as Ascanius), son of [[Aeneas]] (reputed ancestor of [[Romulus]] and [[Remus]]).
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. The name lives on as a [[personal name]].
[[Julii Caesares]], all with the 'Julius Caesar' [[nomen]] and [[cognomen]] combination, but differing [[praenomen]]s, most famously:
*[[Julius Caesar|Gaius Julius Caesar]], the dictator, who was deified as ''the Divine Julius''
*See also other members of the family - men named [[Sextus Julius Caesar|Sextus]], [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Gaius]], [[Lucius Julius Caesar|Lucius]], and [[Numerius Julius Caesar|Numerius]]; women were all named [[Julia Caesaris]]
Members of the [[Julio-Claudian Dynasty]]:
*[[Augustus|Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus]] (by adoption)
*[[Livia|Julia Augusta]] (by adoption)
*[[Julia the Elder|Julia Caesaris Augusti]], daughter of Augustus
*[[Gaius Caesar|Gaius Julius Caesar]] (by adoption)
*[[Lucius Caesar|Lucius Julius Caesar]] (by adoption)
*[[Postumus Agrippa|Marcus Julius Caesar Agrippa Postumus]] (by adoption)
*[[Tiberius|Tiberius Julius Caesar]] (by adoption)
*[[Julius Caesar Drusus|Drusus Julius Caesar]] (by adoption)
*[[Tiberius Gemellus|Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero Gemellus]]
*[[Germanicus|Germanicus Julius Caesar]] (by adoption)
*[[Julia Caesaris]], several women related to Julius and Augustus Caesar
*[[Nero Caesar|Nero Julius Caesar Germanicus]]
*[[Drusus Caesar|Drusus Julius Caesar Germanicus]]
*[[Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus]] (Caligula)
Several other emperors:
*[[Marcus Julius Verus Philippus]]
*[[Valens|Flavius Julius Valens]] (Valens)
*Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus ([[Maximinus Thrax]])
*[[Julius Valerius Maiorianus]] (Majoran)
*[[Julius Nepos]]
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
**[[Julia Pacata]], wife of the previous
**[[Julius Indus]], [[Gaul]]ish commander, father of the previous
* [[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
* [[Philopappos|Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappus]], consul and Syrian prince
* [[Julius Paulus]], jurist
* [[Julius Exsuperantius]], historian 4th century
* [[Julius van Bastelaar]], Dutch/Canadian soccerplayer
Other uses:
*[[Julius (New York City)]], New York City's oldest [[Gay bar]]
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