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Aurelia Cotta or Aurelia (May 21, 120 – July 31, 54 BCE) was the mother of Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BCE). ==Family== Aurelia Cotta was a daughter of Rutilia and Lucius Aurelius Cotta or his brother, Marcus Aurelius Cotta.〔'Aurelia' in William Smith, ed., ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (London: Taylor & Walton, 1844-1849). (Vol. 1 ), (2 ), (3 ) vol. 1 pp. (435 )-(436 )〕 Her father was consul in 119 BCE and her paternal grandfather of the same name was consul in 144 BCE. The family of the Aurelii Cottae was prominent during the Roman Republican era. Her mother Rutilia, was a member of the ''gens'' Rutilius cognominated Rufus. They were of consular rank. Three of her half-brothers were consuls: Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 75 BCE, Marcus Aurelius Cotta in 74 BCE and Lucius Aurelius Cotta in 65 BCE; they were the sons of her mother, Rutilia's second marriage with her paternal uncle Marcus Aurelius Cotta. Aurelia married a praetor Gaius Julius Caesar. Her husband died 85 – 84 BCE. Their children were: * Julia Caesaris Major (102 - 68 BCE), wife of Pinarius and grandmother of Lucius Pinarius; * Julia Caesaris Minor (101 – 51 BCE), wife of Marcus Atius and grandmother of emperor Augustus; * Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BCE), the dictator. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aurelia Cotta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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