gens Julia
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The gens Julia was one of ancient Rome’s most prominent patrician families, traditionally claiming descent from the Trojan hero Aeneas and including figures such as Julius Caesar and Augustus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| gens Julia canonical | 12 |
| Julia | 2 |
| Julia (gens) | 2 |
| gens Iulia | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman gens
ⓘ
patrician family ⓘ |
| associatedCult | cult of Venus Genetrix ⓘ |
| claimedAncestor |
Aeneas
ⓘ
Iulus ⓘ |
| claimedDivineDescentFrom | Venus ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Rome
|
| ethnicGroup | Romans ⓘ |
| famousBranch |
Julii Caesares
ⓘ
Julius ⓘ
surface form:
Julii Iulli
Julii Libones ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Julian clan ⓘ |
| hasLatinName |
gens Julia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
gens Iulia
|
| heldOffice |
Roman censorship
ⓘ
Roman consulship ⓘ Roman dictatorship ⓘ Roman praetorship ⓘ pontifex maximus ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy | name preserved in the title Caesar used by later emperors ⓘ |
| nomen | Julius ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Augustus
ⓘ
Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ Gaius Julius Caesar (the Elder) ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar (consul 157 BC)
Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo ⓘ Gaius Octavius ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Octavius Thurinus
Julia Caesaris ⓘ
surface form:
Julia Caesaris (daughter of Julius Caesar)
Julia the Elder ⓘ Julia the Younger ⓘ Lucius Julius Caesar ⓘ Lucius Julius Caesar ⓘ
surface form:
Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 90 BC)
Sextus Julius Caesar ⓘ Sextus Julius Caesar ⓘ
surface form:
Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 91 BC)
|
| originMyth | descent from the Trojan hero Aeneas through his son Iulus ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | various factions of the late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | central role in the transition from Republic to Empire ⓘ |
| praenomenUsed |
Gaius
ⓘ
Lucius ⓘ Sextus ⓘ Vopiscus ⓘ |
| produced |
Augustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus, first Roman emperor
Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar, dictator of the Roman Republic
|
| region | Latium ⓘ |
| relatedDynasty | Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ |
| religiousClaim | special connection to the goddess Venus Genetrix ⓘ |
| socialClass |
later also plebeian branches
ⓘ
patrician ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Kingdom
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ early Roman Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Julia
this entity surface form:
Julia
this entity surface form:
Julia (gens)
this entity surface form:
Julia (gens)
this entity surface form:
gens Iulia