Aurelia

Aurelia ( – July 31, 54 BC) was the mother of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar. Family Aurelia was a daughter of Rutilia and Lucius Aurelius Cotta or his brother, Marcus Aurelius Cotta. Her father was consul in 119 BC and her paternal grandfather of the same name was consul in 144 BC. The family of the Aurelii Cottae was prominent during the Roman Republican era. Her mother Rutilia, was a member of the gens Rutilia. They were of consular rank. Publius Rutilius Rufus was her maternal uncle. Three of her brothers were consuls: Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 75 BC, Marcus Aurelius Cotta in 74 BC and Lucius Aurelius Cotta in 65 BC. Aurelia married a praetor Gaius Julius Caesar. Her husband died 85 – 84 BC. Their children were: Julia Major (? – ? BC), grandmother of Lucius Pinarius and Quintus Pedius Julia Minor (? – 51 BC), wife of Marcus Atius Balbus and grandmother of emperor Augustus Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC), the Dictator perpetuo