Julian family
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The Julian family was a prominent ancient Roman clan (gens Julia) that claimed descent from the Trojan hero Aeneas and his son Ascanius, and later produced figures such as Julius Caesar and Augustus.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman gens
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ancient Roman family ⓘ patrician family ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Julio-Claudian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | Trojan War tradition ⓘ |
| claimedAncestor |
Aeneas
NERFINISHED
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Ascanius NERFINISHED ⓘ Iulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| famousFor |
claiming divine descent from Venus through Aeneas
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producing Julius Caesar ⓘ producing the first Roman emperor Augustus ⓘ |
| gentilicium | Iulius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Julian clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | gens Julia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | imperial ideology of Rome ⓘ |
| language | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIncluded | plebeian branches ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch’s Parallel Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ Suetonius’s De Vita Caesarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalOrigin | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomen | Julius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
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Gaius Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Julius Caesar (the Elder) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Octavius Thurinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sextus Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originLegendSource | Roman tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Republic society
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Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalUseOfMyth |
legitimization of Augustus’s rule
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legitimization of Julius Caesar’s power ⓘ |
| producedOfficeHolder |
Roman aediles
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Roman censors ⓘ Roman consuls ⓘ Roman dictators ⓘ Roman pontifices NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman praetors ⓘ |
| religiousClaim | descent from the goddess Venus Genetrix ⓘ |
| socialClass | patrician ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
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Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
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