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• House: gens Aurelia
• FSID: LHK2-SKH

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Aurelia (c. 120 – July 31, 54 BC) was the mother of Roman dictator Julius Caesar.
Aurelia was a daughter of Rutilia and Lucius Aurelius Cotta or his brother, Marcus Aurelius Cotta. Her father was consul in 119 BC and her paternal grandfather of the same name was consul in 144 BC. The family of the Aurelii Cottae was prominent during the Roman Republican era. Her mother Rutilia, was a member of the gens Rutilia. They were of consular rank. Publius Rutilius Rufus was her maternal uncle.

Three of her brothers were consuls: Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 75 BC, Marcus Aurelius Cotta in 74 BC and Lucius Aurelius Cotta in 65 BC.

Aurelia married a praetor Gaius Julius Caesar. Her husband died 85 – 84 BC. Their children were:

. Julia Major (102 - ? BC), wife of Pinarius and grandmother of Lucius Pinarius;
. Julia Minor (101 – 51 BC), wife of Marcus Atius and grandmother of emperor Augustus;
. Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC), the Dictator perpetuo

The historian Tacitus considered her an ideal Roman matron and thought highly of her, because she offered her children the best opportunities of education. Plutarch described her as a woman of discretion. Highly intelligent, independent and renowned for her beauty and common sense, Aurelia was held in high regard throughout Rome.

Aurelia and her family were very influential in her son’s upbringing and security. Her husband, the elder Gaius Caesar, was often away, so the task of raising their son fell mostly on Aurelia's shoulders. When the younger Caesar was about 18, he was ordered by the then dictator of Rome, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, to divorce his young wife Cornelia Cinna, daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna who had supported Sulla's archenemy Marius. Young Caesar firmly refused, and by so doing, put himself at great risk from Sulla. Aurelia became involved in the petition to save her son, defending him along with her brother Gaius Cotta.

After Cornelia's death in childbirth, Aurelia raised her young granddaughter Julia in her stead and presided as mistress over her son's households. Caesar subsequently married Pompeia Sulla, granddaughter of Sulla. In 62 BC, during the Bona Dea festival held at Caesar’s house, one of Cornelia's maid discovered that Publius Clodius had infiltrated the house while disguising as a woman, in order to start or continue an affair with her second daughter-in-law Pompeia. The two may have had certain improper relations before, but was subdued by Aurelia's close watch upon the women's residence. Clodius was later charged with the crime of sacrilege by Lucius Lentulus since his trespass caused the interruption of the sacrifice. Aurelia later appeared as a witness during the trial, along with Julia, testifying that she had ordered Clodius to leave.

Family/Spouse: Gaius Julius Caesar III. Gaius (son of Gaius Julius Caesar II and Marcia Quinta Regina) was born in 21 May 140 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; died in 7 Jan 85 BC in Pisa, Toscana, Italy; was buried in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Julia Minor Caesarius was born in 24 Jun 101 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; died in 51 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy.
2. Julia Antonia Caesaria was born in 104 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; died in 39 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy.

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• House: gens Aurelia
• Life Event: 119 BC; Counsul of Rome
• Life Event: 122 BC; Elected Praetor
• FSID: LNDH-Z49

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Descendants
He had at least one son of the same name, who was also a consul in 119 BC. Through his son's daughter Aurelia Cotta, he was the great-grandfather of the famous dictator Gaius Julius Caesar and great-great-grandfather of the first Roman Emperor Augustus.

Lucius Aurelius Cotta (fl.Not much is known about the early career of Cotta, who was born into the Plebeian gens Aurelia. By 122 BC, he had been elected to the rank of Praetor,[1] and this was followed by his election as consul in 119 BC.
During his tenure in office, he, along with his colleague Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus, opposed the passage of a law proposed by Gaius Marius, then a Plebeian tribune, which was meant to reform the configuration of the voting booths, thereby reducing the influence of the so-called Optimates. He asked the Senate to order Marius to present himself before them; when they did so, Marius responded by threatening to have Cotta imprisoned.[2] After Cotta's colleague Metellus was imprisoned on Marius’ orders, Cotta and the Senate backed down and allowed the passage of Marius’ law.
During his year in office, Cotta may have fought alongside Metellus in the campaign against the Dalmatians; the remaining sources are unclear if he actually participated or not.[3] 2nd century BC) was a Roman Senator and military commander who was elected Roman consul in 119 BC.
His father of the same name was consul in 144 BC. He had at least two children: one son with the same name who then become the consul in 65 BC and one daughter, Aurelia Cotta, who later was married to Gaius Julius Caesar and bore him three children, two of which were the dictator Julius Caesar and Julia Minor, the first Roman emperor Augustus's maternal grandmother.

Lucius married Rutilia Rufa Diroma. Rutilia (daughter of Publius Rutilius Rufus I and Livia Julia Drusilla Augusta) was born in 139 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; died in 60 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; was buried in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• House: gens Rutilia
• FSID: 9Q6D-QBJ

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SHE IS THE WIFE OF LUCIUS AURELIUS COTTA, CONSUL 119 NOT CONSUL 144.

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• House: gens Aurelia
• Life Event: 144 BC, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; Consul of Rome
• Life Event: 147 BC, Roman Republic ( 509 BC - 27 BC ); Elected Paetor (Magistrate)
• Life Event: 154 BC; Tribune of the Plebs
• FSID: 9SNL-96P

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Aurelius_Cotta_(consul_144_BC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelia_gens

A man had to be at least 42 to be voted in as consul, therefore year of birth was c.186 BC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_consul#:~:text=When%20Lucius%20Cornelius%20Sulla%20regulated,effect%2C%2042%20years%20of%20age.

Lucius Aurelius Cotta was a Roman magistrate, tribune of the plebs in 154 BC, and consul in 144 BC.
A member of the plebeian gens Aurelia, Cotta was elected tribune of the plebs in 154 BC. During his term as Plebeian tribune, Cotta refused to pay his debts during his term as magistrate, citing the 'sanctity' of his position.[1] His colleagues declared that they would not support him unless he agreed to pay his creditors. Around 147 BC, Cotta was elected praetor.[2]
In 144 BC, Cotta was made the consul of Rome together with Servius Sulpicius Galba where the two entered into a dispute before the Roman senate about which would be the leader of the contemporary war against Viriathus on the Iberian Peninsula.[3] Finally, Scipio Aemilianus proposed a decree stating that neither would lead the campaign, which would instead pass to one of the proconsuls of Hispania, Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus (himself one of the consuls of 145 BC).
Afterwards, Cotta was accused by Scipio Aemelianus of acts of injustice. Although it appears that Cotta may have indeed been guilty, he was absolved of any wrongdoing as the judges wanted to avoid the semblance of his condemnation due to Scipio's great influence. He was defended by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus (consul in 143 BC).
Cicero stated that Cotta was considered a veterator, saying that he was a capable man in both his business and personal life.[4]
He had at least one son of the same name, who was also a consul in 119 BC. Through his son's daughter Aurelia Cotta, he was the great-grandfather of the famous dictator Gaius Julius Caesar and great-great-grandfather of the first Roman Emperor Augustus.

Lucius married Ica Biro in UNKNOWN in Roman Republic ( 509 BC - 27 BC ). Ica was born in UNKNOWN in Roman Republic ( 509 BC - 27 BC ); died in DECEASED in Roman Republic ( 509 BC - 27 BC ). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: GHMS-9PH

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• House: gens Rutilia
• Life Event: 115 BC, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; Campaigned for consul
• Life Event: 105 BC; Elected Consul
• Life Event: 134 BC; Military Staff of Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus
• FSID: LNDH-FWN
• Occupation: Roman statesman, consul, orator and historian of the Rutilius family.

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Roman statesman, consul, orator and historian of the Rutilius family.
Publius Rutilius Rufus (158 BC – after 78 BC) was a Roman statesman, soldier, orator and historian of the Rutilia gens, as well as a great-uncle of Gaius Julius Caesar (through his sister Rutilia, Caesar’s maternal grandmother). He achieved the highest political office in the Roman Republic when he was elected consul for 105 BC.
During his consulship, he reformed the drill system and improved army discipline. As legate to Quintus Mucius Scaevola, he attempted to protect the inhabitants of Asia from extortion by the equites, which provoked them to raise the accusation of extortion from those provincials. The charge was false, but as the juries were chosen from the equestrian order, he was condemned. He was exiled and went to Smyrna, where he wrote a history of Rome in Greek.
Publius Rutilius Rufus
Consul of the Roman Republic
In office
105 BC – 105 BC
Serving with Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
Personal details Born 158 BC
Died after 78 BC Smyrna
Nationality Ancient Roman

Contents
Early life
Military career and consulship Exile and later life
Family
In fiction
References

Early life

He was the third child of a Publius Rutilius, the other children being called Lucius and Rutilia (mother of Gaius Aurelius Cotta). Rufus studied philosophy under Panaetius (becoming a Stoic), law, public speaking under Sulpicius Galba,[1] and Greek.
Military career and consulship
He started his military career in 134 BC, as a member of the staff of Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus during the Numantine War. While in Spain he must have come into contact with Gaius Marius and Jugurtha who also served under Scipio. He probably saw action during the Siege of Numantia.

In 115 BC Rufus campaigned to get elected consul. He was defeated for the consulship by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. After the elections he prosecuted Scaurus for ambitus. Scaurus in turn prosecuted Rufus for the same charge. Both failed.
Rufus was a legate of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus in the campaign against Jugurtha of 109 BC, along with Gaius Marius. [1] He distinguished himself in the Battle of the Muthul, where he faced a charge by Bomilcar and managed to capture or maim most of the Numidian war elephants.
In 105 BC he was elected to the consulship[2] as a senior partner of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus. During his time as consul, Rome was faced with the crisis of potential invasion by the migrating Cimbri and Teutons, who had reached the province of Transalpine Gaul: as the senior consul, and moreover the one with a distinguished military record, one would have expected Rutilius to be the one who led the Roman army north to confront the Germanic tribes. However, for whatever reason, this duty was handed to his junior partner, with disastrous consequences as Mallius and the proconsular governor Servilius Caepio proved unable or unwilling to cooperate, resulting in a shattering defeat at the Battle of Arausio, while Rutilius himself remained in Rome. His main achievements concerned the discipline of the army and the introduction of an improved system of drill. Subsequently, he served as legate to Quintus Mucius Scaevola, governor of Asia.[1]
Exile and later life
By assisting his superior in his efforts to protect the inhabitants of Asia from the extortions of the publicani, or tax farmers, Rufus incurred the hatred of the equestrian order, to which the publicani belonged. In 92 BC he was charged with extorting money from the provincials, although he had made efforts to prevent them from being extorted. The charge was widely known to be false, but as the juries at that time were chosen from the equestrian order, he was condemned, as the order bore a grudge against him. The famous Roman gourmand Apicius had a hand in his demise. His property was confiscated to satisfy claims for compensation.[3] He retired to Mytilene, and afterwards to Smyrna, where he spent the rest of his life (possibly as an act of defiance against his prosecutors: he was welcomed with honour into the very city for which he was prosecuted as allegedly looting), and where Cicero visited him as late as the year 78 BC. Although invited by Lucius Cornelius Sulla to return to Rome, Rufus refused to do so. It was during his stay at Smyrna that he wrote his autobiography and a history of Rome in Greek, part of which is known to have been devoted to the Numantine War.[1] He possessed a thorough knowledge of law, and wrote treatises on that subject, some fragments of which are quoted in the Digests. He was also well acquainted with Greek literature.
Family
Rufus was married to a Livia, the sister of Marcus Livius Drusus.[4] Their son may have been Publius Rutilius Nudus.[5]
In fiction
In Steven Saylor's novel Wrath of the Furies, Publius Rutilius Rufus features as one of the secondary characters.

In Colleen McCullough's novel The First Man in Rome (the first book in her Masters of Rome series) Publius Rutilius Rufus features as one of the secondary characters.

Died:
Ancient Smyrna

Publius married Livia Julia Drusilla Augusta in 139 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy. Livia was born in 160 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy; died in 93 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• House: gens Livia
• FSID: GQLZ-2DT

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• House: gens Aurelia
• FSID: LKCK-MG9

Gaius married Aurelia in UNKNOWN in Roman Republic ( 509 BC - 27 BC ). Aurelia was born in 200 BC in Roman Republic ( 509 BC - 27 BC ); died in DECEASED in Roman Republic ( 509 BC - 27 BC ). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: LKCK-MGV

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• House: gens Rutillus
• FSID: GM2S-QD9