Julius CaesarSpouse(s)PartnerCleopatra VII (mistress)ChildrenJuliaCaesarion (unacknowledged)Augustus (adoptive)ParentsGaius Julius CaesarAureliaAwardsCivic CrownMilitary careerAllegianceRoman RepublicBranchRoman ArmyService years81–45 BCCommandsXIII LegionConflictsSiege of MytileneGallic WarsInvasions of BritainCaesar's civil warAlexandrian war ...(see Military campaigns of Julius Caesar)Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.
LesbiaLesbia was the literary pseudonym used by the Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84–54 BC) to refer to his lover. Lesbia is traditionally identified with Clodia, the wife of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer and sister of Publius Clodius Pulcher; her conduct and motives are maligned in Cicero's extant speech Pro Caelio, delivered in 56 BC.
Quintus HortensiusQuintus Hortensius Hortalus (114–50 BC) was a Roman lawyer, an orator and a statesman. Politically he belonged to the Optimates. He was consul in 69 BC alongside Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus. His nickname was Dionysia, after a famous actress. After his retirement Hortensius took up fish-breeding as a hobby. Cicero spoke of him as a Piscinarius – 'fish fancier'.
CiceroRoman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)Marcus Tullius Cicero ( , Classical Latin:; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics.
PeleusIn Greek mythology, Peleus (; Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς, romanized: Pēleús) was a hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and the father of their son Achilles. This myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BC. BiographyPeleus was the son of Aeacus, king of the island of Aegina, and Endeïs, the oread of Mount Pelion in Thessaly. He married the sea-nymph Thetis with whom he fathered Achilles.
Poetry of CatullusThe poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus was written towards the end of the Roman Republic in the period between 62 and 54 BC. The collection of approximately 113 poems includes a large number of shorter epigrams, lampoons, and occasional pieces, as well as nine long poems mostly concerned with marriage. Among the most famous poems are those in which Catullus expresses his love for the woman he calls Lesbia.
ThetisNereid of Greek mythology ThetisMember of the NereidsStatue of Thetis with a young Triton, Roman copyAbodethe SeaGenealogyParentsNereus and DorisSiblingsNereids, NeritesConsortPeleusChildrenAchilles Thetis (/ˈθiːtɪs/ THEEH-tiss, or /ˈθɛtɪs/ THEH-tiss; Ancient Greek: Θέτις, romanized: Thétis pronounced [tʰétis]) is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles.
Roman RepublicPeriod of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
AriadneIn Greek mythology, Ariadne (; Ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη, romanized: Ariádnē) was a Cretan princess as the daughter of King Minos. There are multiple variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is best known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her.
Latin poetryThe history of Latin poetry can be understood as the adaptation of Greek models. The verse comedies of Plautus, the earliest surviving examples of Latin literature, are estimated to have been composed around 205–184 BC.
Classical LatinClassical Latin is the form of Latin recognized as a literarystandard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. It developed around 75 BC from Old Latin, and developed by the 3rd century AD into Late Latin. In some later periods, the former was regarded as good or proper Latin, while the latter was seen as debased, degenerate, or corrupted.NeotericsThe Neoterikoi (Ancient Greek: νεωτερικοί; Latin: poetae novi, "new poets"), also known as the Neoterics or, according to Cicero, cantores Euphorionis ("singers of Euphorion"), were a series of avant-garde Latin poets who wrote in the 1st century BCE. Neoteric poets deliberately turned away from classical Homeric epic poetry.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.