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Finances at home clearly were not good manifest in young Julius Caesar's '''two older sisters''' known as [[Julia Major]] and [[Julia Minor]].  While aristorcratic first marriages were common from 12-15, 16-20 was also frequent where political manipulation was present or simply parental choice.  It is unknown if the girls were already married when their father died, but if their younger brother was about 15 it can be assumed that under such financial stressors that Julius' sisters would have married immediately after if they already hadn't.  A clue does exist that [[Julia Minor]]'s marriage was immediate in that her daughter [[Atia Balba Caesonia|Atia]] is understood to have been born 85-80 BC necessitating an immediate marriage after their father's death if it hadn't already happend.

Finances at home clearly were not good manifest in young Julius Caesar's '''two older sisters''' known as [[Julia Major]] and [[Julia Minor]].  While aristorcratic first marriages were common from 12-15, 16-20 was also frequent where political manipulation was present or simply parental choice.  It is unknown if the girls were already married when their father died, but if their younger brother was about 15 it can be assumed that under such financial stressors that Julius' sisters would have married immediately after if they already hadn't.  A clue does exist that [[Julia Minor]]'s marriage was immediate in that her daughter [[Atia Balba Caesonia|Atia]] is understood to have been born 85-80 BC necessitating an immediate marriage after their father's death if it hadn't already happend.

While both Julius' sisters married Senators, [[Julia Minor|Julia minor's]] husband was not a [[Patrician]], but a [[Plebian]] who had enough money to complete the [[Cursus Honorum|''cursus honorum'']] to become a [[Senator|senator]] creating the age old need for new money to marry into an eliet family to obtain status; and young Julius' family clearly needed the dowry.  Yet [[Julia Minor]] happily became the grandmother of [[Gaius Octavian Thurinus]], later crowned [[Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus]].

While both Julius' sisters married Senators, [[Julia Minor|Julia minor's]] husband was not a [[Patrician]], but a [[Plebian]] who had enough money to complete the [[Cursus Honorum|''cursus honorum'']] to become a [[Senator|senator]] creating the age old need for new money to marry into an eliet family to obtain status; and young Julius' family clearly needed the dowry.  Yet [[Julia Minor]] happily became the grandmother of [[Gaius Octavius Thurinus]], later crowned [[Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus]].

Meanwhile Julius Caesar's mother, [[Aurelia Cottae]], came from the influential Aurelii Cottae family, a respected and politically active branch of the Roman aristocracy.  She was so well known that even [[Cicero]] spoke well of her.  A family observer would say that Julius obtained his political abilities from his mother and his calm calculation from his father.  So Aurelia played a decisive role in Caesar's upbringing, political connections and then later protected Caesar during the political turmoil of the Marian–Sullan conflict.

Meanwhile Julius Caesar's mother, [[Aurelia Cottae]], came from the influential Aurelii Cottae family, a respected and politically active branch of the Roman aristocracy.  She was so well known that even [[Cicero]] spoke well of her.  A family observer would say that Julius obtained his political abilities from his mother and his calm calculation from his father.  So Aurelia played a decisive role in Caesar's upbringing, political connections and then later protected Caesar during the political turmoil of the Marian–Sullan conflict.

Therefore it should suprise none then, that young Julius Caesar now charged with the upkeep of the household married shortly after to the [[Cornelia]] daughter of the then presiding four time [[Consul]]  [[Lucius Cornelius Cinna]] and received his prestigious first public office at 16 years old as the [[Flamen|High Priest of Jupiter]].

Therefore it should suprise none then, that young Julius Caesar now charged with the upkeep of the household married shortly after to the [[Cornelia]] daughter of the then presiding four time [[Consul]]  [[Lucius Cornelius Cinna]] and received his prestigious first public office at 16 years old as the [[Flamen|High Priest of Jupiter]].

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