Cornelia (wife of Caesar)

This article is about the wife of Julius Caesar. For other uses, see Cornelia (disambiguation).
Cornelia
Cornelia from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, with the inscription cornelia sinnae [filia] c[ai] caes[aris] vx[or], or "Cornelia, Cinna's [daughter], G[aius] Caes[ar's] wife
Bornc. 97 BC
Rome
Diedc. 69 BC (aged about 28)
Rome
Known forThe first or second wife of Julius Caesar
Spouse(s)Julius Caesar (84–69 BC; her death)
ChildrenJulia (76–54 BC)
Parents

Cornelia (c. 97 – c. 69 BC) was either the first or second wife of Julius Caesar,[i] and the mother of his only legitimate child, Julia.[1][2][3][4] A daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Cornelia was related by birth or marriage to many of the most influential figures of the late Republic.[5]


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  1. ^ Suetonius, "The Life of Caesar", 1, 5, 6.
  2. ^ Plutarch, "The Life of Caesar", 1, 5.
  3. ^ Velleius Paterculus, ii. 41.
  4. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. I, p. 854 ("Cornelia", Nos. 2, 3).
  5. ^ Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd Edition, s. v. "Julia", No. 2.