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Lucius Julius Caesar (partisan Of Pompeius)
Lucius Julius Caesar (died 46 BC) was a politician in the late Roman Republic. He was the son of Lucius Julius Caesar (who was consul in 64 BC), and a member of the powerful patrician family Julii Caesares. His father was a first cousin of Julius Caesar. Biography Lucius Julius Caesar was son of another Lucius Julius Caesar, who had been Roman consul in 64 BC, as well as a distant cousin of the dictator Gaius Julius Caesar. A Lucius Caesar is mentioned in 54 BC as one of the men contemplated to prosecute the governor of Sardinia, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, for extortion. Lucius likely held the office of quaestor by 50 BC, meaning he will have become a senator. In January 49, Lucius Roscius Fabatus (a praetor) and L. Caesar arrived in Ariminum (modern Rimini) as open envoys to Caesar from Pompey. Caesar described L. Caesar as young (), and the statesman Cicero had a low opinion, calling him in a letter dated 23 January ("not a man, but a broom untied"). He may have been chosen or v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire, Rome's control rapidly expanded during this period—from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world. Roman society under the Republic was primarily a cultural mix of Latin and Etruscan societies, as well as of Sabine, Oscan, and Greek cultural elements, which is especially visible in the Roman Pantheon. Its political organization developed, at around the same time as direct democracy in Ancient Greece, with collective and annual magistracies, overseen by a senate. The top magistrates were the two consuls, who had an extensive range of executive, legislative, judicial, military, and religious powers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
