Sextus Julius Caesar
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Sextus Julius Caesar was the name of several men of the Julii Caesares family in ancient Rome.
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[edit] Sextus Julius Caesar I
Lived circa 200 BC. Son of Lucius Julius Caesar I. Grandson of Numerius Julius Caesar.
Sextus Julius was a military tribune under Lucius Aemilius Paullus and a governor of Liguria.
His sons were Gaius Julius Caesar I and Sextus Julius Caesar II.
[edit] Sextus Julius Caesar II
Son of Sextus Julius Caesar I. As a Roman ambassador, assisted in restoring the liberty of Abdera in 169 BC. Consul 156 BC. A Roman coin of Sextus Julius Caesar II can be seen at http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/julia/i.html
[edit] Sextus Julius Caesar III
Died 90 BC or 89 BC. Son of Gaius Julius Caesar II and Marcia and a supporter of Marius. Probably praetor in 94 BC, probably occupied a governorship and became consul in 91 BC. He lost a battle against the Samnites and died during the siege of Asculum.
[edit] Sextus Julius Caesar IV
Son of Sextus Julius Caesar III. He was a close friend and cousin to Julius Caesar. Sextus commanded one of his Syrian legions and was quaestor in 48 BC.
