IULI2559 L. Iulius (144) L. f. L. n. Caesar

Status

  • Patrician

Life Dates

  • 46, death - violent (Broughton MRR II) Expand

    Executed.

Relationships

son of
L. Iulius (143) L. f. L. n. Caesar (cos. 64) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Cic. fam. IX 7.1

brother of
? Sex. Iulius (152, 153) Caesar (q. before 47) (DPRR Team)
? Cn. Iulius (A) Caesar (son of L. Iulius (143) L. f. L. n. Caesar (cos. 64)) (DPRR Team)

Career

  • Quaestor? before 49 (Broughton MRR III) Expand
    • See MRR 2.265. No mention is made of his quaestorship, but it has been generally assumed in spite of references to his youth (Caes. BC 1.8; Suet. Iul. 75.3; cf. Cic. Att. 7.13a.2) that he went on his mission to Caesar in January 49 as a senator and an official envoy of the Senate, and Sumner attributes one by or before 50 to him because of it (see the stemmata, Phoenix 25, 1971, 204 and 258, and CPh 71, 1976, 343). Although Shackleton Bailey has shown that L. Caesar and L. Roscius were almost certainly not official envoys of the Senate (JRS 50, 1960, 80-83; CLA 4.441-447, App. 3), L. Caesar's later commands and the attainment of the quaestorship by his younger brother Sextus by 48 (Dio 47.26; MRR 2.289; see Sumner, Phoenix 25, 1971, 258) strongly favor quaestorian rank. But see also Shackleton Bailey, CLF 2.314, and Onom.[110x] (Broughton MRR III)
  • Legatus (Envoy) 49 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • With Roscius Fabatus he went as a public envoy to Caesar, but also bore a personal statement from Pompey (Caes. BC 1.8; Dio 41.5.3), and in return brought back a counter-offer from Caesar, the terms of which were discussed by Pompey, the Consuls, and a number of senators. Iulius and Roscius were sent again to Caesar to report acceptance of his terms, but with attached conditions, which Caesar rejected (Caes. BC 1.9-11; Dio 41.5- 6; cf. Cic. Att. 7.13A.2, and 14.1, and 16.2, and 17.2, and 18.2, and 19; 8.12.2; Fam. 16.12.3-4; see K. von Fritz, TAPhA 72 [1941] 125-156, on these missions). See below, Prefects. (Broughton MRR II)
    • See MRR 2.265. No mention is made of his quaestorship, but it has been generally assumed in spite of references to his youth (Caes. BC 1.8; Suet. Iul. 75.3; cf. Cic. Att. 7.13a.2) that he went on his mission to Caesar in January 49 as a senator and an official envoy of the Senate, and Sumner attributes one by or before 50 to him because of it (see the stemmata, Phoenix 25, 1971, 204 and 258, and CPh 71, 1976, 343). Although Shackleton Bailey has shown that L. Caesar and L. Roscius were almost certainly not official envoys of the Senate (JRS 50, 1960, 80-83; CLA 4.441-447, App. 3), L. Caesar's later commands and the attainment of the quaestorship by his younger brother Sextus by 48 (Dio 47.26; MRR 2.289; see Sumner, Phoenix 25, 1971, 258) strongly favor quaestorian rank. But see also Shackleton Bailey, CLF 2.314, and Onom.[110x] (Broughton MRR III)
  • Praefectus Classis 49 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Prefect of a small fleet under Attius Varus in Africa (Caes. BC 2.23.3; see above, Legates, Envoys). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Praefectus 48 (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • See 49, Prefects, and 47, Promagistrates. (Broughton MRR II)
  • Proquaestor 47 Africa (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Probably a Proquaestor under Cato in Africa, as in 46 (Bell. Afr. 88.3; see 46, Promagistrates). (Broughton MRR II)
  • Proquaestor 46 Africa (Broughton MRR II) Expand
    • Proquaestor under Cato at Utica (Bell. Afr. 88; 89.4; Plut. Cat. Min. 66; Dio 43.12.3). He was pardoned by Caesar, but later put to death, probably without Caesar's consent (Suet. Iul. 75.3; cf. Cic. Fam. 9.7.1; Dio 43.12.3). (Broughton MRR II)