Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. July 13, ca. 100 BC; d. March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. He was instrumental in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gallia Comata extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, introducing Roman influence into what has become modern France, an accomplishment of which direct consequences are visible to this day. In 55 BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of Britain.

Caesar's family

Male lovers

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• Cicero says that "the virginity of this son of Venus was lost in Bithynia" with King Nicomedes. Licinius Calvus was quoted as "whate?er Bithynia had, and Caesar?s paramour (predicator, active partner in anal sex)". Dollabella said that Caesar is "the queen?s rival, the inner partner of the royal couch" and Curio called him "the brothel of Nicomedes and the stew of Bithynia". Bibulus named Caesar the "queen of Bithynia" saying that "of yore he was enamoured of a king, but now of a king?s estate". Gaius Memmius made analogy to Ganymede by stating that Caesar was the "cupbearer to Nicomedes with the rest of his wantons". It was said that soldiers sang mockingly that "Caesar conquered the Gauls, but Nicomedes conquered Caesar".

In ancient Rome male homosexuality was common and widespread throughout society, but it was thought to be improper for a freeborn boy or man to be penetrated anally as Caesar was in his youth. For a man or boy to participate in the passive role during anal sex it generally indicated that they were a slave or one that had earned his freedom. Under Roman law emancipated slaves may still be required to render certain services, including sexual ones, to their former master.

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• Mark Antony charged that Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus had earned his adoption by Caesar through sexual favors. Suetonius while saying that Caesar's affair with Nicomedes is true described Antony's accusation of an affair with Octavian as political slander. The boy would become the first Roman Emperor following Caesar's death. {{ref|markscharge}}

Female lovers

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• Affair with Cleopatra VII
• Affair with Cato's first wife, Bibulus' first two wives, Half the Subura, the wives of most of the opposing factions' senators
• Affair with Mother of Brutus, Servilia

Wives

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• First marriage to Cornelia Cinnilla
• Second marriage to Pompeia Sulla
• Third marriage to Calpurnia Pisonis

Children

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• Julia Caesaris with Cornelia Cinnilla
• Ptolemy XV Caesar (Caesarion) with Cleopatra VII, he would become an Egyptian pharaoh

Grandchildren

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• a grandson from Julia Caesaris and Pompey, dead at several days, unnamed