Julius (fem. Julia) is the nomen of the gens Julia, an important patrician family of ancient Rome supposed to have descended from Julus, and thus from the goddess Venus. (See also: Julio-Claudian dynasty - Julia Caesaris) Julia is usually a womans given name, or a surname. ... In the Roman naming convention used in ancient Rome, male names typically contain three proper nouns which are classified as praenomen (or given name), nomen gentile (or Gens name) and cognomen. ... This article is about the social and political class in ancient Rome. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... In Greek and Roman mythology, Ascanius was a son of Aeneas and Creusa. ... Marble Venus of the Capitoline Venus type, Roman (British Museum) Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love and beauty, the rough equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. ... Template:Julio-Claudian Dynasty The Julio-Claudian Dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. ... Julia Caesaris Julia Caesaris is the name of all women in the Julii Caesares patrician family (to which, for instance Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus belonged), since feminine names were their fathers gens and cognomen declined in the female form. ...

The name is also seen as Iulius and Iulia. There were many thousands of people bearing it, since the freedman took the gens name of their previous owners, thus many freedmen of the Julio-Claudian emperors received this name. The name lives on as a personal name. A freedman is a former slave who has been manumitted or emancipated. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Anthroponym. ...

Julii Caesares, all with the 'Julius Caesar' nomen and cognomen combination, but differing praenomens, most famously: A subdivision of the patrician Julii family in the Roman Republic, the beginnings of the Julian side of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. ... In the Roman naming convention used in ancient Rome, male names typically contain three proper nouns which are classified as praenomen (or given name), nomen gentile (or Gens name) and cognomen. ... The cognomen (name known by in English) was originally the third name of a Roman in the Roman naming convention. ... In the Roman naming convention used in ancient Rome, male names typically contain three proper nouns which are classified as praenomen (or given name), nomen gentile (or Gens name) and cognomen. ...

• Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator, who was deified as the Divine Julius
• See also other members of the family - men named Sextus, Gaius, Lucius, and Numerius; women were all named Julia Caesaris

Members of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty: Gaius Julius Caesar [1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC or 102 BC – March 15, 44 BC), was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in classical antiquity. ... This article needs cleanup. ... In Ancient Rome, several men of the Julii Caesares family were named Gaius (Caius) Julius (Iulius) Caesar, the most famous of which was the Dictator Julius Caesar. ... In Ancient Rome, several men of the Julii Caesares family were named Lucius Julius Caesar. ... Julius Caesar may mean: People In Ancient Rome, any of the Julii Caesares: Lucius Julius Libo (consul 267 BC) `--(Lucius Julius Libo) `--Numerius Julius Caesar (b. ... Julia Caesaris Julia Caesaris is the name of all women in the Julii Caesares patrician family (to which, for instance Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus belonged), since feminine names were their fathers gens and cognomen declined in the female form. ...

• Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (by adoption)
• Julia Augusta (by adoption)
• Julia Caesaris Augusti, daughter of Augustus
• Tiberius Julius Caesar (by adoption)
• Germanicus Julius Caesar (by adoption)
• Julia Caesaris, several women related to Julius and Augustus Caesar
• Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (Caligula)

Several other emperors: For other uses, see Augustus (disambiguation). ... Livia Drusilla, after 14 AD called Julia Augusta (Classical Latin: LIVIA•DRVSILLA, later IVLIA•AVGVSTA[1]) (58 BC-AD 29) was the wife of Caesar Augustus (also known as Octavian) and the most powerful woman in the early Roman Empire, acting several times as regent and being Augustus faithful advisor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ... Tiberius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16, 42 BC – March 16 AD 37), was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37. ... Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC–October 10, 19 AD) was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of the early Roman Empire. ... Julia Caesaris Julia Caesaris is the name of all women in the Julii Caesares patrician family (to which, for instance Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus belonged), since feminine names were their fathers gens and cognomen declined in the female form. ... Gaius Caesar Germanicus Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (August 31, AD 12 - January 24, AD 41), also known as Gaius Caesar or Caligula, was the third Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from AD 37 to 41. ...

• Marcus Julius Verus Philippus
• Flavius Julius Valens (Valens)
• Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus (Maximinus Thrax)
• Julius Valerius Maiorianus (Majoran)
• Julius Nepos

Other people: Emperor Philip the Arab Marcus Julius Philippus (about 204 - 249), known in English as Philip the Arab, was Roman emperor from 244 to 249. ... Solidus minted by Valens in 376. ... Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus (c. ... Majorian on an as. ... Julius Nepos on a coin. ...

• Gnaeus Julius Agricola, conqueror of Britannia
• Gaius Julius Civilis, leader of the Batavian rebellion (69)
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, writer, 1st century
• Sextus Julius Frontinus, writer and politician, 1st century
• Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus, governor of Britannia, 1st century
  • Julia Pacata, wife of the previous
  • Julius Indus, Gaulish commander, father of the previous
• Gaius Julius Callistus, freedman, 1st century
• Sextus Julius Africanus, historian, 3rd century
• Gaius Julius Solinus, grammarian 3rd century
• Iulius Obsequens, ancient UFO writer, middle 4th century
• Gaius Julius Eurycles
• Julius Atticus
• Julius Graecinus, father of Gnaeus Julius Agricola
• Julia Procilla, mother of Gnaeus Julius Agricola
• Gaius Julius Vindex, governor of Lusitania
• Julius Sacrovir, noble of Aedui
• Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappus, consul and Syrian prince
• Julius Paulus, jurist
• Julius Exsuperantius, historian 4th century

Gnaeus Julius Agricola (July 13, 40 - August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. ... Britannia on a 2005 £2 coin. ... Gaius Julius Civilis was the leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69 AD. By his name, it can be told that he (or one of his male ancestors) was made a Roman citizen (and thus, the tribe a Roman vassal) by either Augustus Caesar or Caligula. ... This article, Batavian rebellion, includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Year of the four emperors: After Neros death, Galba, Otho and Vitellius all serve as emperor for a short time each before Vespasian takes over. ... Gaius Julius Hyginus, (c. ... Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. ... Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus was procurator of Roman Britain from 61 to his death in 65. ... Julia Pacata was the daughter of Julius Indus, a 1st century nobleman of the Gaulish Treveri who helped put down a Gaulish rebellion in 21 AD and led an auxiliary cavalry unit in the Roman army, the Ala Gallorum Indiana. ... Julius Indus was a nobleman of the Gaulish Treveri tribe. ... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... Gaius Julius Callistus was a Greek freedman of the Emperor Caligula. ... Sextus Julius Africanus, a Christian traveller and historian of the 3rd century, was probably born in Libya, and may have served under Septimius Severus against the Osrhoenians in AD 195. ... Gaius Julius Solinus, Latin grammarian and compiler, probably flourished during the first half of the 3rd century AD. He was the author of De mirabilibus mundi (The wonders of the world) which mostly circulated under the title Collectanea rerum memorabilium (Collection of Curiosities), and the work is indeed a description... Iulius Obsequens (also spelled Julius Obsequens) was a Roman writer who is said to have lived in the middle of the 4th century. ... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... Gnaeus Julius Agricola (July 13, 40 - August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. ... Gnaeus Julius Agricola (July 13, 40 - August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. ... Denarius minted during the revolt of Vindex. ... In red is the province of Lusitania within the Roman Empire, 120 AD Lusitania was an ancient Roman province approximately including current Portugal, except for the area between the rivers Douro and Minho (part of Hispania Tarraconensis), and part of modern day western Spain, the present autonomous communities of Extremadura... Julius Paulus (second century AD), also known as Paulus or Paul, was an influential Roman jurist whose writings feature prominently in Justinians Digest. ...

Saints

• Julius, a British martyr who died in 304 AD. See Julius and Aaron.
• Saint Julius the Veteran, Catholic saint and martyr.

Saints Julius and Aaron are celebrated as two British martyrs who died during the religious persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 304. ... Julius the Veteran (d. ...

Popes

• Pope Julius I
• Pope Julius II
• Pope Julius III

Julius I, pope from 337 to 352, was a native of Rome and was chosen as successor of Marcus after the Roman see had been vacant four months. ... Pope Julius II (December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513), born Giuliano della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513. ... Pope Julius III (September 10, 1487 – March 23, 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was Pope from February 7, 1550 to 1555. ...

Basketball

• Julius Erving

Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a former American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. ...

See Also

• Tomb of the Julii

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Trivia

• Julius Hibbert is a fictional doctor on the TV series The Simpsons.
• The faction House of Julii from the computer game Rome: Total War uses Julius as the family name (loosely based on the patrician family in ancient Rome).