Quintus Pedius

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Quintus Pedius was a great-nephew of the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, being the grandson of Julia, Caesar's eldest sister.

Pedius was aedile in 54 BC, but during Caesar’s conquest for Gaul, he served as one of his Generals. In the Roman Civil War, Pedius served under Caesar, who claimed victory in 45 BC. In Caesar’s will, along with his cousins Gaius Octavius (future Emperor Augustus) and Lucius Pinarius, he received one eighth of certain legacies. Octavius and he were consuls in 43 BC, during which he promulgated the Pedian Law calling for the death of all Caesar's assasins, including Servius Sulpicius Galba (Suetonius, Life of Galba, 3.2 and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus though the latter escaped death - Suetonius, Life of Nero, 3.1). Pedius died following the end of his consulship.

His wife is unknown. He had a son of the same name who was a deaf painter, beloved by Augustus. A portrait of his son who died in 13, can be seen at [1].

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• William Smith Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, entry #1 (Q. PEDIUS) under the family name PEDIUS.