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Marcus Atius Balbus | |
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Born | 105 BC |
Died | 51 BC |
Spouse | Julia Minor |
Children | Atia Balba "Prima" (possibly) Marcus Atius Balbus (possibly) Atia Balba "Secunda" Atia Balba "Tertia" |
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Marcus Atius Balbus (105 – 51 BC) was a 1st-century BC Roman who served as a praetor in 62 BC; he was a cousin of the general Pompey on his mother's side and a brother-in-law of the Dictator Julius Caesar through his marriage to Caesar's sister Julia Minor. Through his daughter, Atia, he became the maternal grandfather of Augustus the first Roman Emperor.