Pompeia (wife of Caesar)

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Pompeia (also: Pompeia Sulla ) was the second wife of the Roman statesman and general Gaius Iulius Caesar .

Family of the Pompeia

Pompeia was the daughter of Quintus Pompeius Rufus , son of the consul of the same name in 88 BC. And from Cornelia, a daughter of Sulla . Pompeia's father was killed in the tumult of 88 BC. Killed by supporters of the tribune Publius Sulpicius Rufus , an opponent of Sulla. Her brother Quintus Pompeius Rufus was born in 52 BC. Chr. Tribune.

Marriage to Caesar

After the death of his first wife Cornelia , Caesar married Pompeia. The marriage took place after Caesar's tenure as quaestor in Spain (69 or 68 BC), probably in 67 BC. Chr.

The marriage ended as a result of the Bona Dea scandal in 62/61 BC. BC Caesar was since 63 BC. BC Pontifex maximus and in his house were on December 4, 62 BC. The mysteries were held in honor of the Bona Dea , in which men were not permitted. When Publius Clodius Pulcher sneaked into the gathering in women's clothes and was discovered, the rumor arose that Pompeia had had a relationship with him. Although Caesar himself did not officially confirm this rumor, he separated from Pompeia because, according to his testimony, his wife must be above suspicion.

literature

Remarks

  1. ^ Suetonius , Divus Iulius 6.2 .
  2. ^ Plutarch , Caesar 5,6 ( English translation ).
  3. ↑ Marcus Tullius Cicero , ad Atticum 1.13 ; Suetonius , Divius Iulius 6.2.
  4. ↑ Plutarch, Caesar 9-10 ( English translation ); Plutarch, Cicero 29.9 ( English translation ); Cassius Dio 37.45 ( English translation ).
personal data
SURNAME Pompeia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION second wife of Gaius Iulius Caesar
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1st century BC BC or 1st century