Cornelia Cinna minor

Cornelia (c. 94 BC, † 69/68 BC) was the first wife of the Roman senator and later dictator Gaius Julius Caesar.

She was the daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, a Populares politician and consul of the years 87-84 BC, who at the age of 10 years, about 85/84 BC, with Caesar, the nephew of his late political ally of Gaius Marius married.

After his victory in the civil war 82 BC, the dictator Sulla Caesar invited to divorce Cornelia, what Caesar but refused. To 76 BC Cornelia brought the only child of the couple 's daughter Iulia, to the world. Cornelia died in 69 or 68 BC, during the Bursary her husband. Caesar kept her on the forum a funeral oration, which was more typical of older women. This summed up the people as a sign of affection and love for the deceased wife; So the funeral oration furthered his popularity.

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  • Cornelier
  • Roman
  • Born in the 1st century BC
  • Died in the 1st century BC
  • Woman
Roman consul Julia (daughter of Julius Caesar)
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