Julia Maior (fl. 1 BCE)

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Julia Maior (fl. 1 bce)

Sister of Julius Caesar. Name variations: Julia the Elder. Born before 100 bce; dau. of Gaius Julius Caesar (a patrician who had attained relatively modest political offices) and Aurelia (c. 120–54 bce, of the Cotta family); sister of Julius Caesar (100–44 bce) and Julia Minor (c. 100–51 bce).

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