Lucius Julius Caesar III [61192]
- Born: Abt 135 B.C.
- Marriage: Fulvia (Cossutia) [61219]
- Died: 0087 B.C. about age 48
General Notes:
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps32/ps32_045.htm
Consul in 89 B.C., a Censor in 88 B.C. and the author of the Julian Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Julius_Caesar_III
Lucius Julius Caesar (known[by whom? ] with the numeral "III"; c. 135 BC\endash 87 BC) was a son of Lucius Julius Caesar (II) , and elder brother to Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus . Lucius was involved in the downfall of tribune of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus in 100 BC and became praetor in 94 BC without being a quaestor and aedile </wiki/Aedile> first. Later he became Macedonian Governor. Lucius became consul in 90 BC. During his consulship, he defeated the Samnites . Lucius proposed Roman Citizenship laws to allies who didn't participate in the Social War against Rome in 90 BC. This proposal became known as the Julian Law . Later he became censor and due to the success of the Julian Law, became responsible for dividing new citizens into voting districts. His colleague in this was a former consul, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives (consul 97 BC) (father of triumvir , Marcus Licinius Crassus ). Lucius and his brother were killed together in 87 BC at the beginning of the Civil War by partisans of Gaius Marius . They died fighting in the streets. According to Livy , their heads were exposed on the speaker's platform. His children were Lucius Julius Caesar IV and Julia Antonia .
Lucius married Fulvia (Cossutia) [61219] [MRIN: 551617471].
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