Julius 323117 222435864 2008-06-29T09:49:21Z Americasroof 1072588 [[Julius (New York City)]] {{for|other meanings of Julius|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 (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]] == Notes == {{reflist}} [[Category:Ancient Roman families]] [[Category:Julio-Claudian Dynasty]] [[Category:Iulii]] [[de:Julier]] [[eu:Juliar leinu]] [[fr:Iulii]] [[gl:Julius]] [[hr:Genealogija Julijevsko-klaudijevske dinastije]] [[it:Gens Giulia]] [[he:יוליים]] [[lb:Julier]] [[lt:Julijų giminė]] [[nl:Gens Julia]] [[ja:ユリウス]] [[no:Julius (slekt)]] [[pl:Juliusze]] [[sv:Gens Julia]] [[tr:Julius ailesi]]