Julius

:For other meanings of Julius see Julius (disambiguation)

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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. (See also: Julio-Claudian dynasty - Julia Caesaris)

Related Topics:
Julia - Nomen - Patrician - Ancient Rome - Julus - Julio-Claudian dynasty - Julia Caesaris

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The name is also seen as Iulius and Iulia. There were many thousands of people bearing it, of course; a list of some of the most famous follows:

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• Members of the
• Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator
• Julius Caesar, the others
• Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (by adoption)
• Julia Augusta (by adoption)
• Tiberius Julius Caesar (by adoption)
• Germanicus Julius Caesar (by adoption)
• Julius Caesar Nero, son of Germanicus and Agrippina
• Julia Caesaris, several women related to Julius and Augustus Caesar
• Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, aka Caligula
• Several other emperors:
• Marcus Julius Verus Philippus
• Flavius Julius Valens
• Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus
• Julius Valerius Maiorianus
• Julius Nepos
• Gaius Julius Eurycles
• Julius Atticus
• Julius Graecinus
• Gaius Julius Vindex, governor of Lusitania
• Gaius Julius Callistus
• Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus
• Gaius Julius Hyginus
• Sextus Julius Frontinus
• Julius Sacrovir, noble of Aedui
• Gaius Julius Civilis
• Gnaeus Julius Agricola, governor of Britannia
• Sextus Julius Africanus
• Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappus, consul and Syrian prince
• Julius Paulus, jurist
• Gaius Julius Solinus, grammarian 3rd century
• Julius Exsuperantius, historian 4th century
• Julius Obsequens, ancient UFO writer