Gaius Caesar
Encyclopedia : G : GA : GAI : Gaius Caesar
- See also Gaius Julius Caesar, for others of the same name.
Gaius was adopted along with his brother Lucius when Agrippa died in 12 BC by their maternal grandfather, the Roman Emperor Augustus, who named the two boys his heirs. Both were made consuls-designate and were feted as the "Princes of Youth" (principes iuventutis), with temples and statues erected in their honour (as in the case of the Maison Carrée in Nimes). In 1 BC he was made army commander and with the king Augustus Caesar he gave Ariobarzanes power over the Armenians and offered an island to the Euphrates. However, Lucius died in AD 2 and Gaius died two years later in Lycia at the age of 24, after being wounded during a campaign in Artagira, Armenia.Mommsen, Theodore. (1996) A History of Rome Under the Emperors "Routledge (UK)". p. 107. ISBN 0-415-10113-1.
In 1 BC, he married his relative, Livilla, daughter of Drusus the Elder and Antonia. This union had no issue.Hazel, John. (2002) Who's Who in the Roman World "Routledge (UK)". p. 48. ISBN 0-415-29162-3.
See also
References
|- style="text-align: center;"
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.