Aurelia Cotta or Aurelia (120 BC-54 BC) was the mother of Julius Caesar. She was a daughter of Rutilia and Lucius Aurelius Cotta. Her father was consul in 119 BC and her paternal grandfather of the same name was consul in 144 BC. The Aurelii Cottae family were prominent during the Roman Republican era. Her mother Rutilia, was a member of the Rutilius family. They were of consular rank. Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC Years: 125 BC 124 BC 123 BC 122 BC 121 BC - 120 BC - 119 BC 118 BC... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51... Gaius Julius Caesar [1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC), often simply referred to as Julius Caesar, was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... Consul (abbrev. ... The Aurelii (meaning the golden) were a Roman gens. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... Rutilius was the nomen of the gens Rutilia, a family of ancient Rome. ...

Her 3 half-brothers were consuls: Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 75 BC, Lucius Cotta in 74 BC and Marcus Cotta in 65 BC; they were the sons of her mother, Rutilia's second marriage with her paternal uncle Gaius Aurelius Cotta. Gaius Aurelius Cotta (lived 1st century BC) was a Roman statesman and orator. ...

Aurelia married a praetor, Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder. Her husband died 85 BC-84 BC. Their children were: // Definition According to Cicero, Praetor was a title which designated the consuls as the leaders of the armies of the state. ... Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder (135 BC – 85 BC), also called Gaius Julius Caesar III and Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo, was a Roman politician, supporter and brother-in-law of Gaius Marius, and father of Julius Caesar, Dictator of Rome. ...

• Julia Caesaris the Elder
• Julia Caesaris the Younger (101 BC-51 BC)
• Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC)

The historian Tacitus, considers her as an ideal Roman matron and thinks highly of her. Plutarch describes her as a "strict and respectable" woman. Highly intelligent, independent and renowned for her beauty and common sense, Aurelia was held in high regard throughout Rome. Julia Caesaris is the name of two daughters of Gaius Julius Caesar III and Aurelia Cotta, who were also the parents of Julius Caesar. ... Julia Caesaris is the name of two daughters of Gaius Julius Caesar III and Aurelia Cotta, who were also the parents of Julius Caesar. ... Gaius Julius Caesar [1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC), often simply referred to as Julius Caesar, was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... Gaius Cornelius Tacitus Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c. ... Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: Πλούταρχος; 46 - 127), better known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. ...

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. 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 and along with her brother Gaius Cotta, defended young Caesar against the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Latin: L·CORNELIVS·L·F·P·N·SVLLA·FELIX)[1] ( 138 BC–78 BC), usually known simply as Sulla,[2] was a Roman general and dictator. ...

During the Bona Dea festival, held at Caesar’s house, it was she who discovered Publius Clodius disguised as a woman, ostensibly in order to start or continue an affair with her second daughter-in-law Pompeia Sulla (see, Pompeia (wife of Julius Caesar). Although Caesar himself admitted her possible innocence, he divorced her shortly after saying, "Caesar's wife must be above suspicion." In Roman mythology, Bona Dea (the good goddess) was a goddess of fertility, healing, virginity and women. ... Publius Clodius Pulcher (born around 92 BC, murdered January 18, 52 BC). ... Pompeia (fl. ...

After her first daughter in law Cornelia Cinna minor died young, Aurelia raised her young granddaughter Julia Caesonis in her stead and presided as mistress over her son's households. Cornelia Cinna minor (94 BC[citation needed] – 69 BC[1] or 68 BC[2]), daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, one of the great leaders of the Marian party, was married to Gaius Julius Caesar, who would become one of Romes greatest conquerors and its dictator. ...