Gaius Caesar

Bust of Gaius Caesar (British Museum, London)

Gaius Caesar (20 BCE - 4 CE): name of a Roman prince, grandson of the emperor Augustus.

Life

Summer 20 BCE: Born as son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia, daughter of Augustus)
17: Adopted by Augustus
13: Organizes, together with Tiberius, games
12: Augustus offers games in honor of Gaius and his brother Lucius Caesar
12 Death of Agrippa; Julia marries Tiberius
8: Visit to Gaul
7: Organizes, together with Gnaeus Piso, games
6: Made priest
1 BCE: Marries Livilla; travels to the East (in his company are Marcus Lollius, Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, Sejanus, and Velleius Paterculus)
1 CE: Consul
2: Intervention in Armenia
3: Attack on Artagira; he is wounded
4, 21 or 22 February: death in Limyra (Lycia)

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