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The '''gens Julia''' was one of the most prominent [[patrician (ancient Rome)|patrician]] families of [[ancient Rome]].  From the early decades of the [[Roman Republic|Republic]], members of this [[gens]] served in the highest offices of the Roman state, beginning with [[Gaius Julius Iulus (consul 489 BC)|Gaius Julius Iulus]], [[Roman consul|consul]] in 489&nbsp;BC.  However, the Julii are perhaps best known for [[Caesar|Gaius Julius Caesar]], the [[Roman dictator|dictator]] and adoptive father of the emperor [[Augustus]], through whom the name was passed to the [[Julio-Claudian dynasty]] of the first century AD. The {{lang|la|[[Nomen gentilicium|nomen]]}} Julius became very common in [[Roman Empire|imperial times]], as the descendants of persons enrolled as [[Roman citizenship|citizens]] under the early emperors began to make their mark in history.<ref name="General">Drumann, ''Geschichte Roms'', vol. III, pp. 114–117; Smith, "Julia Gens", in ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 642, 643; Münzer, "Iulius", in ''Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', vol. X, half-volume 19, cols. 106, 107.</ref>

==Origin==
[[File:Augustus Lugdunum principes iuventutis 671253.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Denarius]] issued under Augustus from the mint at [[Lugdunum]] ([[Lyon]], France), showing [[Gaius Caesar|Gaius]] and [[Lucius Caesar]] standing facing on the reverse (''circa'' 2 BC&nbsp;– AD 14)]]

According to Roman tradition, the Julii were among the [[Alba Longa|Alban]] families brought to Rome when their city was destroyed by [[Tullus Hostilius]], the third [[King of Rome|Roman king]], who enrolled them among the patricians and accorded them seats in the [[Roman Senate]].<ref>Dionysius, ''Roman Antiquities'', iii. 29; Tacitus, ''Annales'', xi. 24; Livy, ''History of Rome'', i. 30 (but some scholars amend ''Julios'' in this passage of Livy to ''[[Tullia gens|Tullios]]''; see Smith, "Julia Gens"; the Loeb edition has the Julii, but de Sélincourt gives the Tullii).</ref><ref name="General"/><ref>Cornell, ''The Beginnings of Rome'', p. 245; Grant, ''Roman Myths'', p. 96.</ref>  [[Diodorus Siculus]] reported that the Julii had held the position of ''[[Rex Sacrorum]]'' at Alba Longa, the result of a compromise with the Silvii, who held the kingship.  Some scholars have pointed to this as evidence of dual kingship in the earliest period of various cities of [[Latium]], including Rome and [[Lanuvium]], which also had the post of ''Rex Sacrorum''.<ref>Diodorus, ''apud'' Eusebius, ''Chronicle'' (Armenian version), Karst, ed., p. 138.</ref><ref>Cornell, ''The Beginnings of Rome'', p. 236.</ref>

A seemingly contradictory tradition places the Julii at Rome even earlier, following the death of [[Romulus]].  A certain Proculus Julius is reported to have witnessed Romulus descending from the heavens, bidding the Romans not weep for his loss, but to take up his worship as the god [[Quirinus]].<ref name="Proculus Julius">Livy, ''History of Rome'', i. 16; Dionysius, ''Roman Antiquities'', ii. 63; Plutarch, "The Life of Romulus", 28; Cicero, ''De Republica'', ii. 20, ''De Legibus'', i. 3; Ovid ''Fasti'', ii. 499–512.</ref><ref>Smith, "Julia Gens"; Münzer, "Julius", and No. 33 (Proculus Julius, cols. 112, 113).</ref><ref>Grant, ''Roman Myths'', pp. 115, 116.</ref>  However, as this story concerns a miraculous event, and might have been influenced by the fame of the Julii in later times, it cannot be regarded as evidence of the period that the family first settled at Rome.<ref>Smith, "Julia Gens".</ref>

The Julii were also connected to [[Bovillae]] from an early period, some of them possibly having settled there after the fall of Alba Longa.  An altar inscription in the theatre of Bovillae, dating from around the beginning of the first century BC, speaks of the Julii carrying out sacrifices according to the Alban rites.  In [[Roman Empire|imperial times]] the emperor [[Tiberius]] dedicated a {{lang|la|[[Glossary of ancient Roman religion#sacrarium|sacrarium]]}}, or chapel, to the Julii at Bovillae, alongside a statue of Augustus.<ref>Dionysius, ''Roman Antiquities'', iii. 29; Tacitus, ''Annales'', ii. 41.</ref><ref>Niebuhr, ''History of Rome'', vol. i. note 1240, vol. ii. note 421; Smith, "Julia Gens"; Münzer, "Iulius".</ref>

In the later Republic, it was fashionable for aristocratic families to claim descent from the gods and heroes of [[Classical mythology|Greek and Roman myth]].  The Julii claimed descent from Iulus, said to be the same person as [[Ascanius]], the son of [[Aeneas]], and founder of Alba Longa.  In [[Greek mythology|Greek myth]], Aeneas was the son of [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] and the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Anchises]].<ref name="General"/><ref>Cornell, ''The Beginnings of Rome'', p. 58; Grant, ''Roman Myth'', pp. 66, 94.</ref>  The traditions upon which these claims were based were not always clear; the historian [[Livy]] was unsure whether to regard Iulus and Ascanius as the same person, or perhaps two brothers—one the son of [[Creusa (wife of Aeneas)|Creüsa]], Aeneas' first wife, lost in the sack of Troy—and the other the son of [[Lavinia]], the daughter of [[Latinus]], whom Aeneas married after landing in Italy.<ref>Livy, ''History of Rome'', i. 3.</ref>  The late Roman [[philologist|grammarian]] [[Servius the Grammarian|Servius]] went to some effort to prove the identity of Ascanius and Iulus through etymology.<ref>Servius, ''Ad Virgilii Aeneidem Commentarii'', i. 267.</ref><ref name="General"/>

The importance attached to their mythic ancestry may have served a further purpose: after their initial prominence under the early Republic, the Julii sank into obscurity, and they are hardly mentioned for a century and a half beginning in the mid-fourth century BC.  When at last they emerged and once again began to assume positions of importance, emphasizing their ostensible connections with Rome's foundation myths might have helped to restore their prestige.<ref name="Münzer Iulius">Münzer, "Iulius".</ref>  As he rose to prominence in the Roman state, [[Caesar]] regularly alluded to these myths, notably doing so when speaking at the funeral of his aunt [[Julia (wife of Marius)|Julia]], and using ''Venus Genetrix'' as the watchword for his soldiers at [[Battle of Pharsalus|Pharsalus]] and [[Battle of Munda|Munda]].  Coins of the Julii bear the likeness of Venus, and Roman writers willingly readily furthered a myth that served to glorify the emperors.<ref>Suetonius, "The Life of Caesar", 6.</ref><ref name="General"/><ref>Grant, ''Roman Myth'', pp. 66.</ref>

==Praenomina==
The Julii were amongst the most conservative patrician families in terms of [[praenomina]].  With only rare exceptions, they limited themselves to just three names: ''[[Lucius (praenomen)|Lucius]]'', ''[[Gaius (praenomen)|Gaius]]'', and ''[[Sextus (praenomen)|Sextus]]'', all of which were common throughout Roman history.<ref name="Münzer Iulius"/>  The [[Fasti Capitolini|consular fasti]] supply two others, evidently used among the early Julii: ''[[Vopiscus (praenomen)|Vopiscus]]'' was borne by [[Vopiscus Julius Iullus|the consul of 473&nbsp;BC]], and he in turn had a son, ''[[Spurius (praenomen)|Spurius]]''.<ref name="Fasti Capitolini"/><ref>Münzer, "Iulius", and No. 301 (Vopiscus Iulius Iullus), col. 656.</ref><ref>Broughton, ''Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', vol. 1, p. 19 and note 1.</ref>  ''Vopiscus'' was evidently an old praenomen that had fallen out of use, and is otherwise found only as a surname.<ref>Peck, "Nomen", in ''Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities'', pp. 1101, 1102; Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", p. 146.</ref>  ''Spurius'' was common enough during the early Republic, but was scarce in later periods, preserved chiefly by a few families in which it was traditional.  Livy also gives ''[[Gnaeus (praenomen)|Gnaeus]]'' as the praenomen of [[Gaius Julius Mento]], consul in 431&nbsp;BC.<ref>Livy, ''History of Rome'', iv. 26.</ref><ref>Münzer, "Iulii".</ref><ref name="Broughton I 63 64">Broughton, ''Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', vol. I, pp. 63, 64 (note 1).</ref>

''[[Proculus (praenomen)|Proculus]]'', borne by the legendary figure who reportedly witnessed the apotheosis of Romulus, was another old praenomen that, though uncommon, was still in general use during the early Republic.  Like ''Vopiscus'', in later times it occurs as a [[cognomen]].<ref>Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", p. 145.</ref>  It is also possible that ''Iulus'' or ''Iullus'', the name from which the Julii derived their ''gentilicium'', was originally a praenomen.<ref name="Chase 143 144">Chase, "The Origin of Roman Praenomina", pp. 143, 144.</ref>  Perhaps with this reason in mind, [[Mark Antony]], the friend and colleague of Caesar, and who was descended from the Julii, named [[Iullus Antonius|one of his sons]] ''Iullus''.

Various praenomina occur in imperial times, particularly in [[Julio-Claudian dynasty|the imperial family]], which made a habit of exchanging ordinary praenomina for titles and surnames.  Other Julii are found with praenomina such as ''[[Gnaeus (praenomen)|Gnaeus]]'', ''[[Marcus (praenomen)|Marcus]]'', and ''[[Tiberius (praenomen)|Tiberius]]'', but many of these were not descended from the patrician Julii of the Republic, but belonged to plebeian families, descended from freedmen or newly-enrolled citizens, who typically assumed the nomina of their [[patronage in ancient Rome|patrons]].<ref name="DGRBM Julia Gens">Smith, "Julia Gens", in ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 642, 643.</ref>

==Branches and cognomina==
[[File:B. PINELLI, Enea e il Tevere.jpg|thumb|Aeneas, legendary ancestor of the Julii, with the god of the Tiber]]

The only cognomina of the Julii under the Republic were ''Iulus'' or ''Iullus'', ''Mento'', ''Libo'', and ''Caesar''.  Of these all but ''Libo'' are known to have belonged to patrician members of this gens.<ref name="Drumann 114">Drumann, ''Geschichte Roms'', vol. III, p. 114.</ref>  The status of ''Libo'' is uncertain, but he may have been a descendant of the Julii Iuli, and perhaps an ancestor of the Caesares, in which case he would also have been a patrician.<ref name="Sumner and Badian">Sumner, "The Lex Annalis under Caesar", p. 264; Badian, "From the Iulii to Caesar", pp. 13, 14.</ref>  On coins, we find the surnames ''Caesar'' and ''Bursio'', of which the latter belonged to a moneyer of the late Republic, not mentioned in Roman writers.<ref name="Drumann 114"/><ref name="DGRBM Julia Gens"/><ref name="Eckhel Bursio">Eckhel, v. p. 227 ''ff.''</ref>  Other surnames occur in imperial times, but it is unknown which if any of these belonged to descendants of the patrician Julii.<ref name="Drumann 114"/>

Over the course of centuries, the nomen ''Julius'' was adopted by countless persons as they obtained Roman citizenship, without any connection to the original Republican gens.  Eventually the distinction between praenomen, nomen, and cognomen was lost, and ''Julius'' was treated much like a personal name, which it ultimately became.  The Latin form is common in many languages, but other familiar forms exist, including ''[[Giulio]]'' (Italian), ''[[Julio (given name)|Julio]]'' (Spanish), ''[[Jules]]'' (French), ''Júlio'' (Portuguese), ''[[Iuliu]]'' (Romanian) and ''Юлий'' (''Yuliy'', Bulgarian and Russian).

===Iullus===
''Iullus'', also written as ''Iulus'' and ''Jullus'', was the surname of the eldest branch of the Julii to appear in Roman history.  At least in later times, this name was connected with Iulus, the son of Aeneas,<ref name="General"/> or in some versions, the son of Ascanius and grandson of Aeneas.  At least one of the Latin grammarians connected the name with [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]], explaining that the [[Latins (Italic tribe)|Latins]] called Ascanius a son of Jupiter.  In this explanation ''Iulus'' perhaps originated as a diminutive of ''Dius'', which seems etymologically possible.<ref>Aurelius Victor, ''De Origo Gentis Romanae'', 15.</ref><ref>Leonhard Schmitz, "Julus", in ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, p. 656.</ref>  Chase supposed that it might have been an ancient praenomen.<ref name="Chase 143 144"/>  ''Iullus'' seems to be the older written form, but ''Iulus'' was popularized by [[Vergil]] in the ''[[Aeneid]]'', and is the form used in the ''Fasti''.<ref>Mommsen, "Iullus und Iulus".</ref><ref>Broughton, vol. I, pp. 18, 19.</ref><ref>Taylor, "New Indications of Augustan Editing in the Capitoline ''Fasti''&thinsp;", pp. 73, 76, 78.</ref>

The Julii Iulli first appear in 489 BC, when [[Gaius Julius Iulus (consul 489 BC)|Gaius Julius Iullus]] was consul, and for the next century they filled the highest offices of the Roman state.<ref name="DGRBM Smith Julus">Smith, "Julus", in ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 656, 657.</ref>  The last of the Iulli to appear in history, also named [[Gaius Julius Iulus (dictator 352 BC)|Gaius Julius Iullus]], was nominated [[Roman dictator|dictator]] in 352 BC, in an attempt to procure the election of two patrician consuls in violation of the ''[[lex Licinia Sextia]]''.<ref>Livy, ''History of Rome'', vii. 21.</ref><ref name="DGRBM Smith Julus"/>  This would seem to indicate that the Julii Iulli at this period belonged to the hard-line faction of the old aristocracy, and that their decline and disappearance from history was due to the rise of a coalition between the newly-empowered plebeian nobility and those patricians who were willing to work with them.<ref>Cornell, ''The Beginnings of Rome'', p. 342.</ref>

===Mento===
This surname belonged to Gaius (or Gnaeus) Julius Mento, consul in 431&nbsp;BC.<ref name="Broughton I 63 64"/>  At this period, no plebeian Julii are known, and all consuls are thought to have been patricians,{{efn-lr|Traditionally, no plebeians held the consulship prior to the passage of the ''[[lex Licinia Sextia]]'' in 367 BC, but scholars have long noted the presence of "plebeian" names in the histories and consular fasti from the beginning of the Republic down to 445 BC; but the number of these becomes vanishingly small by 450, and none of the consuls between 445 and 366 appear to have been plebeians.<ref>Cornell, ''The Beginnings of Rome'', pp. 252–256.</ref>}} so the authorities are agreed that Mento was one of the patrician Julii, but there is no evidence of where he fit in the family.<ref name="General"/>

===Libo===
[[Lucius Julius Libo]], consul in 267&nbsp;BC, is the only member of this gens known to have held high office during the century and a half between the last of the Julii Iuli and the first of the Julii Caesares.<ref name="Sumner and Badian"/>  Chase translates his surname as "sprinkler", deriving it from ''libare'', and suggests that it might originally have signified the libation pourer at religious ceremonies.<ref>Chase, "The Origins of Roman Praenomina", p. 111.</ref>  His filiation in the ''fasti'' indicates that his father and grandfather were both named ''Lucius'', but we do not know whether they bore the surname ''Libo'', or some other.  Some scholars have supposed that Libo was descended from the Julii Iuli,<ref name="Sumner and Badian"/> and that Lucius, the father of Sextus Julius Caesar, was his son; but the evidence is very slight.<ref>Badian, "From the Iulii to Caesar", p. 13.</ref>

===Caesar===
The ''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]'' says this of the [[cognomen]] ''Caesar'':
<blockquote>It is uncertain which member of the Julia gens first obtained the surname of ''Caesar'', but the first who occurs in history is Sextus Julius Caesar, [[praetor]] in BC 208. The origin of the name is equally uncertain. [[Augustan History|Spartianus]], in his life of [[Lucius Aelius|Aelius Verus]], mentions four different opinions respecting its origin:
#That the word signified an elephant in the language of the [[Moors]], and was given as a surname to one of the Julii because he had killed an elephant.
#That it was given to one of the Julii because he had been cut (''caesus'') out of his mother's womb after her death; or
#Because he had been born with a great quantity of hair (''caesaries'') on his head; or
#Because he had azure-colored (''caesii'') eyes of an almost supernatural kind.
Of these opinions, the third, which is also given by [[Sextus Pompeius Festus|Festus]], seems to come nearest the truth. ''Caesar'' and ''caesaries'' are both probably connected with the Sanskrit {{Lang|sa-Latn|kêsa}}, "hair", and it is quite in accordance with the Roman custom for a surname to be given to an individual from some peculiarity in his personal appearance. The second opinion, which seems to have been the most popular one with the ancient writers, arose without doubt from a [[false etymology]]. With respect to the first, which was the one adopted, says Spartianus, by the most learned men, it is impossible to disprove it absolutely, as we know next to nothing of the ancient Moorish language; but it has no inherent probability in it; and the statement of [[Maurus Servius Honoratus|Servius]] is undoubtedly false, that the grandfather of the dictator obtained the surname on account of killing an elephant with his own hand in Africa, as there were several of the Julii with this name before his time.

An inquiry into the etymology of this name is of some interest, as no other name has ever obtained such celebrity—''"clarum et duraturum cum aeternitate mundi nomen."''<ref>Spartianus, "The Life of Aelius Verus", 1.</ref><ref>Festus, ''s. v. Caesar''.</ref> It was assumed by Augustus as the adopted son of the dictator, and was by Augustus handed down to his adopted son [[Tiberius]]. It continued to be used by [[Caligula]], [[Claudius]], and [[Nero]], as members either by adoption or female descent of Caesar's family; but though the family became extinct with Nero, succeeding emperors still retained it as part of their titles, and it was the practice to prefix it to their own name, as for instance, ''Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus''. When [[Hadrian]] adopted Aelius Verus, he allowed the latter to take the title of ''Caesar''; and from this time, though the title of ''Augustus'' continued to be confined to the reigning prince, that of ''Caesar'' was also granted to the second person in the state and the heir presumptive to the throne.<ref name="DGRBM 536">William Smith, "Caesar", in ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 536.</ref></blockquote>

Drumann, citing the same sources, reached a different conclusion, believing that the story of an ancestor of the family having slain an elephant to be the most likely explanation.  Drumann admitted that too little was known of the Moorish language to be sure, and that in any case it could not have been the dictator's grandfather, as some claimed, because the surname had already been borne for several generations before this.<ref name="Drumann 116 117">Drumann, ''Geschichte Roms'', vol. III, pp. 116, 117.</ref>  However, he notes that the elephant became a potent symbol when the Romans first encountered them during the [[Punic Wars]], the period in which the surname first appears.  Furthermore, Caesar issued coins bearing the image of an elephant, and included elephants in his processions, though this could also have related to Caesar's military campaigns in Africa.<ref name="Drumann 116 117"/>  Drumann dismisses the explanations that the name derived from thick hair or blue eyes, and notes that the popular story of Caesar having given his name to the [[Caesarean section]] was false, since—besides having several generations of Caesars before him—his mother, [[Aurelia (mother of Caesar)|Aurelia]], was still alive when he first held public office.<ref name="Drumann 116 117"/>

==Members==
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* [[Proculus Julius]], a legendary figure who announced the apotheosis of [[Romulus]] to the Roman people, ''circa'' 716 BC.<ref name="Proculus Julius"/>

===Julii Iulli===
* Lucius Julius, father of Gaius Julius Iullus, the consul of 489 BC.
* [[Gaius Julius Iulus (consul 489 BC)|Gaius Julius L. f. Iullus]], consul in 489 BC.
* [[Gaius Julius Iulus (consul 482 BC)|Gaius Julius C. f. L. n. Iullus]], consul in 482 BC, and one of the [[Decemviri|decemvirs]] in 451.<ref>Broughton, vol. I, pp. 23, 45, 46.</ref><ref>Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby : CIL 06, 40956</ref>
* [[Vopiscus Julius Iulus|Vopiscus Julius C. f. L. n. Iullus]], consul in 473 BC.<ref name="Fasti Capitolini">''[[Fasti Capitolini]]'', {{AE|1900|00083}}</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Iulus (consul 447 BC)|Gaius Julius C. f. C. n. Iullus]], consul in 447 and 435 BC.
* Spurius Julius Vop. f. C. n. Iullus, father of the consular tribunes of 408, 405, and 403 BC, according to the Capitoline Fasti.<ref>Broughton, vol. I, p. 91.</ref><ref name="Fasti Capitolini"/>
* [[Lucius Julius Iullus (consul)|Lucius Julius Vop. f. C. n. Iullus]], [[tribuni militum consulari potestate|consular tribune]] in 438, and consul in 430 BC.
* [[Sextus Julius Iulus]], consular tribune in 424 BC.<ref>Livy, iv. 35.</ref><ref>Diodorus Siculus, xii. 82.</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Iullus (censor)|Gaius Julius Sp. f. Vop. n. Iullus]], consular tribune in 408 and 405 BC, and censor in 393.<ref>Broughton, vol. I, pp.78, 80, 91.</ref><ref name="Fasti Capitolini"/>
* [[Lucius Julius Iulus (consular tribune 403 BC)|Lucius Julius Sp. f. Vop. n. Iullus]], consular tribune in 403 BC, continued the siege against [[Veii]].<ref>Livy, v. 1, 2.</ref><ref>Diodorus Siculus, xiv. 35.</ref><ref>Broughton, vol. I, p. 81.</ref><ref name="Fasti Capitolini"/>
* [[Lucius Julius Iulus (consular tribune 401 BC)|Lucius Julius L. f. Vop. n. Iullus]], consular tribune in 401 and 397 BC.<ref>Broughton, vol. I, pp. 83, 86.</ref>
* [[Lucius Julius Iulus (consular tribune 388 BC)|Lucius Julius Iullus]], consular tribune in 388 and 379 BC.<ref>Livy, vi. 4, 30.</ref><ref>Diodorus Siculus, xv. 23, 51.</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Iulus (dictator 352 BC)|Gaius Julius Iullus]], nominated [[Roman dictator|dictator]] in 352 BC, ostensibly to carry on war against the [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscans]], but in fact to carry the election of two patricians in the consular comitia, in violation of the ''lex Licinia Sextia''.<ref>Livy, vii. 21.</ref>

===Julii Mentones===
* [[Gaius Julius Mento]], consul in 431 BC.
* Gaius Julius Mento, a rhetorician, cited by [[Seneca the Elder|Seneca]].<ref>Seneca the Elder, ''Controversiae'', 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 20, 24-29, 32.</ref>

===Julii Libones===
* Lucius Julius (Libo?), the grandfather of Lucius Julius Libo, consul in 267 BC.
* Lucius Julius L. f. (Libo?), the father of Libo, the consul of 267 BC.
* [[Lucius Julius Libo|Lucius Julius L. f. L. n. Libo]], consul in 267 BC, triumphed over the [[Iapyges|Sallentini]].

===Julii Caesares===
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* Lucius Julius (Caesar?), father of the praetor of 208 BC.
* [[Sextus Julius Caesar (praetor 208 BC)|Sextus Julius (L. f.) Caesar]], [[praetor]] in 208 BC, obtained the province of [[Sicily|Sicilia]], father of the praetor of 166 BC and the consul of 157 BC.
* [[Lucius Julius Caesar (praetor 183 BC)|Lucius Julius (Sex. f. L. n.) Caesar]], praetor in 183 BC, had the province of [[Cisalpine Gaul|Gallia Cisalpina]].
* Lucius Julius (L. f. Sex. n.) Caesar, praetor in 166 BC.<ref>[[Livy|Titus Livius]], ''[[Ab Urbe Condita (book)|Ab Urbe Condita]]''. xlv. 44.</ref>
* [[Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 157 BC)|Sextus Julius Sex. f. L. n. Caesar]], consul in 157 BC.
* Gaius Julius (Sex. f. L. n.) Caesar, great-grandfather of the dictator.
* Sextus Julius (Sex. f. Sex. n.) Caesar, praetor ''urbanus'' in 123 BC; he is probably the same Sextus Julius Caesar who was ''[[triumvir monetalis]]'' about this time.
* Lucius Julius Sex. f. Sex. n. Caesar, father of the consul of 90 BC, married Popillia, widow of Quintus Lutatius Catulus, and mother of [[Quintus Lutatius Catulus]], consul in 102 BC.
* [[Gaius Julius Caesar (grandfather of the dictator)|Gaius Julius (C. f. Sex. n.) Caesar]], grandfather of the dictator, married Marcia.
* [[Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 90 BC)|Lucius Julius L. f. Sex. n. Caesar]], consul in 90 BC, during the [[Social War (Italian)|Social War]], and [[Roman censor|censor]] in 89.
* [[Julia (mother of Mark Antony)|Julia L. f. L. n.]], wife of [[Marcus Antonius Creticus]], and mother of [[Mark Antony]], the triumvir. After his death, she married [[Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura]], one of [[Catiline]]'s conspirators.
* [[Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo Vopiscus|Gaius Julius L. f. Sex. n. Caesar Strabo Vopiscus]], a notable orator and poet, proscribed and put to death by [[Gaius Marius|Marius]] and [[Lucius Cornelius Cinna|Cinna]] in 87 BC.
* [[Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul of Asia)|Gaius Julius C. f. (C. n.) Caesar]], praetor, governor of [[Asia (Roman province)|Asia]], and father of the dictator, married Aurelia.
* [[Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 64 BC)|Lucius Julius L. f. L. n. Caesar]], consul in 64 BC.
* [[Lucius Julius Caesar (partisan of Pompeius)|Lucius Julius L. f. L. n. Caesar]], a partisan of [[Pompey|Pompeius]] during the [[Caesar's Civil War|Civil War]].
* [[Julia (wife of Marius)|Julia C. f. (C. n.)]], aunt of the dictator, married [[Gaius Marius]].
* [[Sextus Julius Caesar (consul 91 BC)|Sextus Julius C. f. (C. n.) Caesar]], consul in 91 BC, uncle of the dictator.
* [[Julius Caesar|Gaius Julius C. f. C. n. Caesar]], consul in 59, 48, 46, 45, and 44 BC, dictator in 49, and from 47 to 44 BC.
* [[Julia Major (sister of Caesar)|Julia C. f. C. n.]], elder sister of the dictator, and wife of Lucius Pinarius and Quintus Pedius.
* [[Julia Minor (sister of Caesar)|Julia C. f. C. n.]], younger sister of the dictator, and wife of [[Marcus Atius|Marcus Atius Balbus]].
* [[Julia (daughter of Julius Caesar)|Julia C. f. C. n.]], daughter of the dictator, and wife of [[Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus]].
* [[Caesarion]], the son of the dictator by [[Cleopatra VII|Cleopatra]], executed by order of Augustus in 30 BC.
* Sextus Julius Sex. f. C. n. Caesar, ''[[Flamen Quirinalis]]'' in 57 BC.<ref>Cicero, 6.</ref>
* [[Sextus Julius Caesar (governor of Syria)|Sextus Julius Sex. f. Sex. n. Caesar]], appointed governor of [[Syria (Roman province)|Syria]] in 47 BC, killed in a revolt of the soldiers.
* [[Augustus|Gaius Julius C. f. C. n. Caesar Octavianus]], adopted son of the dictator, afterwards the emperor Augustus.

====Julio-Claudian dynasty====
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* [[Augustus|Imperator Caesar divi f. C. n. Augustus]], emperor from 27 BC to AD 14.<ref name=fasticap>''[[Fasti Capitolini]]''</ref>
* [[Livia|Julia Augusta]], empress of Augustus, and mother of the emperor Tiberius.
* [[Julia the Elder|Julia C. f. C. n.]], daughter of Augustus by his second wife, [[Scribonia (wife of Octavian)|Scribonia]], married first [[Marcellus (nephew of Augustus)|Marcus Claudius Marcellus]], second [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]], and lastly, the emperor Tiberius.
* [[Gaius Caesar|Gaius (Julius) Caesar Augusti f. divi n.]], the eldest son of Agrippa and Julia, adopted by Augustus.<ref name=fasticap/>
* [[Lucius Caesar|Lucius (Julius) Caesar Augusti f. divi n.]], the second son of Agrippa and Julia, adopted by Augustus.
* [[Agrippa Postumus|Agrippa Julius Caesar Augusti f. divi n.]], the third son of Agrippa and Julia, adopted by Augustus.<ref>[[Prosopographia Imperii Romani|''PIR<sup>2</sup>'']] [https://pir.bbaw.de/#/search?resource=keywords&gender=all&class=all&string=Agrippa%20Iulius%20Caesar&connector=AND&case=insensitive 214]</ref>
* [[Tiberius|Tiberius (Julius) Caesar Augusti f. divi n. Augustus]], emperor from AD 14 to 37.<ref>[[Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum|CIL]] [https://db.edcs.eu/epigr/epi_einzel.php?s_sprache=de&p_belegstelle=CIL+02%2C+01660&r_sortierung=Belegstelle 2, 1660], [https://db.edcs.eu/epigr/epi_einzel.php?s_sprache=de&p_belegstelle=CIL+06%2C+00930&r_sortierung=Belegstelle 6, 930]</ref><ref name=fasticap/>
* [[Drusus Julius Caesar|Drusus Julius Ti. f. Caesar]], son of the emperor Tiberius, was probably poisoned in AD 23 by [[Sejanus]].
* [[Tiberius Gemellus|Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero Gemellus]], son of Drusus, was killed by the emperor Caligula.
* [[Germanicus|Germanicus Julius Ti. f. Caesar]], nephew of Tiberius.
* Gaius Julius Caesar, son of Germanicus, died in early childhood.
* [[Nero Julius Caesar]], son of Germanicus, was exiled during the reign of Tiberius and died under unclear circumstances in AD 31.
* [[Drusus Caesar|Drusus Julius Caesar]], son of Germanicus, was likewise exiled by Tiberius, and is said to have starved to death in AD 33.
* [[Caligula|Gaius (Julius) Caesar Germanicus]], son of Germanicus, better known as ''Caligula'', emperor from AD 37 to 41.
* [[Julia Agrippina]], daughter of Germanicus, and mother of the emperor [[Nero]].
* [[Drusilla (sister of Caligula)|Julia Drusilla]], daughter of Germanicus, married first [[Lucius Cassius Longinus (consul 30)|Lucius Cassius Longinus]], and second [[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (executed by Caligula)|Marcus Aemilius Lepidus]].
* [[Julia Livilla]], daughter of Germanicus, married [[Marcus Vinicius (consul 30)|Marcus Vinicius]], consul in AD 30.
* [[Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)|Julia C. f. Drusilla]], daughter of Caligula, was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in AD 41.

===Others===
====First century BC====
* Lucius Julius Bursio, ''[[triumvir monetalis]]'' in 85 BC.<ref name="Eckhel Bursio"/>
* Julius Polyaenus, a contemporary of Caesar, and the author of four epigrams in the [[Greek Anthology|Anthologia Graeca]].<ref>Greek Anthology, ix. 1, 7-9.</ref><ref>''Suda'', ''s.v. Πολυαινος''.</ref>
* Lucius Julius Calidus, a poet in the final years of the Republic, proscribed by Volumnius, the partisan of Marcus Antonius, but saved through the intercession of [[Titus Pomponius Atticus|Atticus]].<ref>Cornelius Nepos, "The Life of Atticus", 12.</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], a freedman of Augustus, appointed head of the Palatine library, and the author of numerous books about history, mythology, and science.
* Julius Modestus, a freedman of Gaius Julius Hyginus, who became a distinguished grammarian, and the author of ''Quaestiones Confusae''.<ref>Suetonius, ''De Illustribus Grammaticis'', 20.</ref><ref>Gellius, iii. 9.</ref><ref>Macrobius, i. 4, 10, 16.</ref>
* Julius Marathas, a freedman of Augustus, who wrote a life of his master.<ref>Suetonius, "The Life of Augustus", 79, 94.</ref>
* [[Cottius|Marcus Julius Cottius]], king of several Alpine tribes of the [[Ligures]], submitted to [[Augustus]] and granted the title of [[Praefectus]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Giovanni Nuzzo|title=La "Chrysis" di Enea Silvio Piccolomini. Note di lettura (PDF), in Mario Blancato e Giovanni Nuzzo (a cura di), La commedia latina: modelli, forme, ideologia, fortuna, Palermo|publisher=Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico|year=2009|pages=135–147|ISBN= 9788890705717|url=https://iris.unipa.it/retrieve/handle/10447/56986/139336/Nuzzo_La%20Chrysis%20di%20Enea%20Silvio%20Piccolomini.pdf}}</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Eurycles]], a wealthy Spartan who assisted Octavian at the [[battle of Actium]] and was subsequently awarded citizenship. He was the father of Laco and the grandfather of Spartiaticus.

====First century====
[[File:Statue of Agricola at Bath cropped.png|thumb|[[Gnaeus Julius Agricola]], statue at [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]]]
* [[Julius Florus]], an orator, jurist, poet, and either the author or editor of several satires during the reign of Augustus. He accompanied Tiberius to Armenia, and may have been the uncle of Julius Secundus, and perhaps the friend of [[Quintilian]], who calls him an eminent orator of [[Gaul]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Florus, Julius |volume= 10 | page= 547 |short= 1}}</ref>
* Julius M. f. Vestalis, a son of Marcus Julius Cottius, was a centurion, and in AD 12 commanded the force that retook the frontier post of Aegyssus from the Getae, a deed celebrated by Ovid.<ref>Ovid, ''Ex Ponto'', iv. 7.</ref>
* Gaius Julius M. f. Donnus, son of Marcus Julius Cottius, prefect of the Ligures, fought for [[Tiberius]].<ref>Suetonius, "The Life of Tiberius", 37.</ref>
* Marcus Julius M. f. Cottius, another son of Marcus Julius Cottius, prefect of the Ligures, was granted title of king by the emperor Claudius.<ref>Cassius Dio, lx. 24.</ref>
* Julius Florus, leader of an insurrection of the [[Treveri]] during the reign of [[Tiberius]].
* [[Julius Sacrovir]], a leader of the [[Aedui]], who together with Julius Florus revolted in AD 21.<ref>Tacitus, ''Annales'', ii. 40-46, iv. 18, ''Historiae'', iv. 57.</ref>
* [[Julius Secundus]], an orator and friend of Quintilian, perhaps the nephew of the Gallic orator Julius Florus.<ref>Quintilian, x. 3. § 13.</ref><ref>Seneca the Elder, ''Controversiae'', iv. 25.</ref>
* Julius Montanus, a senator, poet, and friend of Tiberius, cited by both the [[Seneca the Elder|elder]] and [[Seneca the Younger|younger Seneca]]. After the emperor [[Nero]] assaulted him in the dark, Montanus resisted forcefully before recognizing his attacker and begging for mercy, but he was compelled to commit suicide.<ref>Seneca the Elder, ''Controversiae'', 16.</ref><ref>Seneca the Younger, ''Epistulae ad Lucilium'', 122.</ref><ref>Tacitus, ''Annales'', xiii. 25.</ref>
* [[Sextus Julius Postumus]], used by [[Sejanus]] in one of his schemes, AD 23.<ref>Tacitus, ''Annales'', iv. 12.</ref>
* Julius Africanus, of the [[Gauls|Gallic]] state of the [[Santones]], was condemned by Tiberius in AD 32.<ref>Tacitus, ''Annales'', vi. 7.</ref>
* Julius Celsus, a tribune of the city cohort, was condemned to death under Tiberius, but broke his own neck in prison, in order to avoid a public execution.<ref>Tacitus, ''Annales'', vi. 9, 14.</ref>
* Julius Canus, a [[Stoicism|Stoic]] philosopher, condemned to death by the emperor [[Caligula]]. He had promised to appear to his friends after his death, and fulfilled his promise by appearing to one of them in a vision.<ref>[[Seneca the Younger|Lucius Annaeus Seneca]], ''De Tranquillitate Animi'', 14.</ref><ref>Plutarch, apud Syncellum, p. 330, d.</ref>
* [[Julius Graecinus]], a writer on botany, and the father of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, was put to death by Caligula.<ref>Seneca the Younger, ''De Beneficiis'', ii. 21, ''Epistulae ad Lucilium'', 29.</ref><ref>Pliny the Elder, xiv–xviii, xiv. 2. § 33.</ref><ref name="Tacitus, Agricola, 4">Tacitus, ''Agricola'', 4.</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Callistus]], a [[freedman]] of Caligula, influential during his reign and that of [[Claudius]].
* Gaius Julius Sex. f. Postumus, [[prefect|governor]] of Egypt from AD 45 to 48.<ref>{{CIL|6|917}}.</ref><ref>Bastianini, "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30<sup>a</sup> al 299<sup>p</sup>", p. 272.</ref>
* Marcus Julius Romulus, adlected into the Senate after serving as tribune of the plebs, also served as [[legatus|legate]] of the [[Legio XV Apollinaris]], and proconsul of Macedonia.<ref>{{AE|1925|85}}.</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Aquila]], an [[equites|eques]], sent to protect [[Tiberius Julius Cotys I|Cotys]], King of the [[Bosporan Kingdom|Bosporus]], in AD 50.
* [[Tiberius Julius Alexander]], an equestrian from a wealthy Jewish family from Alexandria, procurator of Judea from AD 46 to AD 48 and governor of Egypt from AD 66 to AD 69. He was present as part of Titus's entourage during the [[Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|siege of Jerusalem]].
* [[Marcus Julius Alexander]], younger brother of Tiberius Julius Alexander, he was betrothed to the [[Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa)|princess Berenice]] but died prematurely in AD 44 and had no issue with her.
* Julius Pelignus, [[Procurator (Roman)|Procurator]] of [[Cappadocia (Roman province)|Cappadocia]] in AD 52, during the reign of Claudius.<ref>Tacitus,, ''Annales'', xii. 49.</ref>
* Julius Bassus, said by the elder [[Pliny the Elder|Plinius]] to have written a medical work in Greek.<ref>Pliny the Elder, xx. index.</ref>
* Gaius Julius C. f. Laco, the son of Eurycles, was an [[augur]] and [[flamen]] of the [[Roman imperial cult|imperial cult]] at [[Ancient Corinth|Corinth]].  He was one of the municipal [[duumvirs]], and served as [[agonothete]] of the [[Isthmian Games]].<ref name="AE 1927 1-2">{{AE|1927|1}}, {{AE|1927|2}}.</ref>
* Gaius Julius C. f. C. n. Spartiaticus, the son of Gaius Julius Laco, was a [[military tribune]] from Corinth.  He held several of the same offices as his father, being a priest of the imperial cult, duumvir, and agonothete of the Isthmian Games, according to an inscription dating between the reign of [[Nero]] and the end of the first century.<ref name="AE 1927 1-2"/>
* Julius Densus, an eques during the reign of [[Nero]], accused of being too favorably disposed towards [[Britannicus]] in AD 56.<ref>Tacitus, ''Agricola'', xiii. 10.</ref>
* Julius Diocles of [[Carystus]], author of four epigrams in the [[Greek Anthology]].
* [[Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus]], procurator of [[Roman Britain|Britannia]] from AD 61 to 65.
* [[Julia Pacata]], the wife of Classicanus.
* [[Julius Indus]], a cavalry commander of the Treveri, and the father-in-law of Classicanus.
* [[Julius Africanus (orator)|Julius Africanus]], a celebrated orator in the reign of Nero.
* Lucius Julius Rufus, consul in AD 67. His death is related by the elder [[Pliny the elder|Pliny]].<ref>Pliny the Elder, xxvi. 1. s. 4.</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Vindex]], one of the chief supporters of [[Galba]], led the rebellion against Nero.
* [[Julius Fronto]], a supporter of [[Otho]], put in chains by the soldiers because his brother, Julius Gratus, was a supporter of [[Vitellius]].
* [[Julius Gratus]], prefect of the camp in the army of [[Aulus Caecina Alienus]], the general of Vitellius, was put in chains by the soldiers because his brother, Julius Fronto, supported [[Otho]].
* Julius Carus, one of the murderers of [[Titus Vinius]] when the emperor Galba was put to death in AD 69.<ref>Tacitus, ''Historiae'', i. 42.</ref>
* [[Gaius Julius Civilis]], leader of the [[Revolt of the Batavi|Batavian Rebellion]] in AD 69.
* [[Julius Classicus]], of the Treveri, who with Civilis was one of the leaders of the Batavian Rebellion.
* [[Julius Paulus (brother of Civilis)|Julius Paulus]], the brother of Civilis, was put to death on a false charge of treason by [[Gaius Fonteius Capito (consul 59)|Gaius Fonteius Capito]], the [[Roman governors of Germania Inferior|governor of]] [[Germania Inferior]].<ref>Tacitus, ''Historiae'', iv. 13, 32.</ref>
* [[Julius Briganticus]], a nephew of Civilis, who fought under [[Quintus Petillius Cerialis|Cerealis]] in [[Germania]], and fell in battle in AD 71.
* [[Julius Sabinus]], of the [[Lingones]], joined in the revolt of the Batavi.
* [[Julius Tutor]], of the Treviri, joined in the rebellion of Classicus.<ref>Tacitus, ''Historiae'', iv. 55, 59, 70, v. 19-22.</ref>
* Julius Calenus, of the Aedui, a partisan of Vitellius, was sent to [[Gaul]] as proof of the emperor's defeat at [[Battle of Bedriacum|Cremona]] in AD 69.<ref>Tacitus, ''Historiae'', iii. 35.</ref>
* [[Julius Priscus]], appointed [[Praetorian Prefect]] by Vitellius in AD 69, he failed to hold the passes of the Apennines, and returned to Rome in disgrace.<ref>Tacitus, ''Historiae'', ii. 92, iii. 55, 61, iv. 11.</ref>
* [[Julius Placidus]], tribune of a cohort in the army of [[Vespasian]], who dragged Vitellius from his hiding place.<ref>Tacitus, ''Historiae'', iii. 85.</ref><ref>Suetonius, "The Life of Vitellius", 16.</ref>
* Julius Burdo, commander of the Roman fleet in Germania, in AD 70. Previously suspected by the soldiers of having a hand in the death of Gaius Fonteius Capito, he was protected by Vitellius.<ref>Tacitus, ''Historiae'', i. 58.</ref>
* Sextus Julius Gabinianus, a celebrated rhetorician who taught in Gaul during the time of Vespasian, and was spoken of by [[Suetonius]] in ''De Claris Rhetoribus''.<ref>Tacitus, ''Dialogus de Oratoribus'', 26.</ref><ref>Eusebius, ''Chronicon'', ad Vespas. ann. 8.</ref>
* Julia Procilla, the mother of Agricola.<ref name="Tacitus, Agricola, 4"/>
* [[Gnaeus Julius Agricola]], consul in AD 77, the conqueror of Britannia.
* Julius Cerealis, a poet, and a friend and contemporary of the younger [[Pliny the Younger|Pliny]] and [[Martial]].<ref>Pliny the Younger, ii. 19.</ref><ref>Martial, xi. 52.</ref>
* [[Tiberius Julius Lupus]], governor of [[Roman Egypt]] from 71 to 73.
* Lucius Julius Marinus, governor of [[Bithynia and Pontus]] at some point between AD 85 and 89.
* Julius Rufus, a writer of satires, contemporary with Martial.<ref>Martial, x. 99.</ref>
* [[Sextus Julius Frontinus]], twice consul in the late first century, and author of ''[[De aquaeductu|De Aquaeductu]]''.
* Gaius Junius Silanus,{{efn-lr|Normally the surname ''Silanus'' is associated with the [[Junia gens]]; but the combination ''Julius Silanus'' is attested by the ''[[Fasti Ostienses]]'' and multiple other inscriptions of the period.}} consul ''suffectus'' in AD 92.<ref name="Fasti Ostienses">''[[Fasti Ostienses]]'', {{CIL|14|244}}.</ref><ref name="Fasti Potentini">''[[Fasti Potentini]]'', {{AE|1949|23}}.</ref><ref>Gallivan, ''The Fasti for A.D. 70–96''.</ref>
* Julius Naso, a friend of both the younger Pliny and [[Tacitus]], who were interested in his success as a candidate for public office.<ref>Pliny the Younger, iv. 6, vi. 6, 9.</ref>
* Julius Calvaster, a military tribune who took part in the rebellion of [[Lucius Antonius Saturninus]], but was pardoned by [[Domitian]].<ref>Cassius Dio, lxvii. 11.</ref><ref>Suetonius, "The Life of Domitian", 10.</ref>
* Julius Ferox, consul ''suffectus'' from the Kalends of November in AD 100, and subsequently Curator of the Banks and Courses of the Tiber, and of the Cloaca Maxima. He is sometimes confused with the jurist [[Urseius Ferox]].<ref>''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 145–147.</ref><ref>Gruter, vol. i. p. 349.</ref>

====Second century====
[[File:Bridge Alcantara.JPG|thumb|[[Alcántara Bridge|Trajan's Bridge]] at [[Alcántara]], built by C. Julius Lacer]]
* [[Lucius Julius Ursus]], consul in AD 84, 98, and 100.
* [[Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus|Gaius Julius Servilius Ursus Servianus]], the brother-in-law of [[Hadrian]], and consul in AD 107, 111, and 136.
* Gaius Julius Lacer, an architect during the reign of [[Trajan]]. His name is inscribed upon [[Alcántara Bridge|the famous bridge]] over the [[Tagus]], which he built, and which still stands.<ref>Gruter, p. 162.</ref>
* Gaius Julius Africanus, grandson of the orator [[Julius Africanus (orator)|Julius Africanus]], was consul ''suffectus'' in AD 108.
* [[Philopappos|Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappus]], a prince of [[Commagene]], consul ''suffectus'' in AD 109.
* [[Sextus Julius Major]], a wealthy noble from Asia, consul ''suffectus'' ''circa'' AD 126.
* Julius Severianus, a rhetorician in the time of Hadrian, and the author of ''Syntomata'', or ''Praecepta Artis Rhetoricae''.<ref>''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, p. 797.</ref>
* [[Sextus Julius Severus]], governor of Britannia and Bithynia under Hadrian, was sent to [[Judaea (Roman province)|Judaea]] to suppress the [[Bar Kokhba revolt]].
* [[Julius Gallus Aquila|Julius Aquila]], a jurist, probably of the late second century.
* Lucius Julius Aquila, the author of ''De Etrusca Disciplina'', a work on Etruscan religion.
* Julius Vestinus, a [[sophist]], who made an abridgement of the lexicon of [[Pamphilus of Alexandria|Pamphilus]].<ref>''Suda'', ''s. v.'' Ουηστινος.</ref>
* [[Julius Pollux]], a Greek sophist and grammarian, and a teacher of grammar and rhetoric at [[Athens]] during the reign of [[Commodus]].
* Julius Titianus, a scholar and writer of the late second century, and the father of the rhetorician Titianus.<ref>Julius Capitolinus, "The Life of Maximinus Junior", c. 1.</ref><ref>Servius, iv. 42, x. 18.</ref><ref>Sidonius Apollinaris, ''Epistulae'', i. 1.</ref><ref>Isidore of Seville, ''Origines'', ii. 2.</ref>
* Julius Titianus, a rhetorician, and tutor of the younger [[Gaius Julius Verus Maximus|Maximinus]].<ref>Ausonius, ''Epigrammata'', xvi. Praef. and line 81.</ref>
* Julius Solon, purchased the rank of [[Roman senate|senator]] under Commodus, but put to death by [[Septimius Severus]], at the commencement of his reign.<ref>Cassius Dio, lxxii. 12, lxxiv. 2.</ref>
* Julius Crispus, a distinguished tribune of the [[Praetorian Guard]], capriciously put to death by Septimius Severus during the [[Roman-Parthian Wars|Parthian War]] in AD 199.<ref>Cassius Dio, lxxv. 10.</ref>
* Julius Rufus, a [[nobiles|nobilis]], slain by Septimius Severus.<ref>[[Augustan History|Aelius Spartianus]], ''The Life of Septimius Severus'', 13.</ref>
*[[Lucius Julius Julianus]], legate of the [[Legio II Augusta]].<ref>{{CIL|7|480}}, {{CIL|11|4182}}.</ref>

====Third century====
* Julius Frontinus, a Latin rhetorician, who gave instruction in his art to [[Severus Alexander]].<ref name="Lampridius">Aelius Lampridius, "The Life of Alexander Severus", 3.</ref>
* Julius Granianus, a rhetorician at the time of Severus Alexander, who was instructed by him in rhetoric.<ref name="Lampridius"/>
* [[Julius Paulus]], a distinguished jurist and prolific writer on the law, during the early third century.
* Julius Martialis, joined the conspiracy against the emperor [[Caracalla]], whom he killed with his own hand, before being slain by the emperor's Scythian guards.<ref>Cassius Dio, lxxviii. 5, 8.</ref>
* [[Sextus Julius Africanus]], a chronographer and Christian writer of the early third century.
* [[Gaius Julius Solinus]], a grammarian and geographer, probably of the early third century.
* [[Aquilia Severa|Julia Aquilia Severa]], a [[Vestal Virgin]], scandalously taken as a wife by the emperor [[Elagabalus]].
* Gaius Julius Maximinus, equestrian governor of [[Mauretania Tingitana]], between AD 222 and 235.<ref>Spaul, "Governors of Tingitana", p. 250.</ref>
* [[Maximinus Thrax|Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus]], surnamed ''Thrax'', emperor from AD 235 to 238.
* [[Philip the Arab|Marcus Julius Philippus]], also known as Philip the Arab, emperor from AD 244 to 249.
* [[Philippus II|Marcus Julius M. f. Philippus]], emperor with his father from AD 247 to 249.
* Gaius Julius Saturninus, a name assigned to the younger Marcus Julius Philippus by [[Aurelius Victor]].<ref>Aurelius Victor, ''De Caesaribus'' and ''Epitome de Caesaribus'', xviii.</ref>
* Quintus Julius Gallienus, a son of the emperor [[Gallienus]], who probably predeceased his father.<ref>''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, p. 221.</ref><ref>Aurelius Victor, ''Epitome de Caesaribus'', 33.</ref><ref>Gruter, cclxxv. 5.</ref>
* Julius Aterianus, said to have written a history of [[Victorinus]], and perhaps others of the ''[[Thirty Tyrants (Roman)|Thirty Tyrants]]''.<ref>Trebellius Pollio, "The Thirty Tyrants".</ref>
* [[Julius Saturninus]], usurper against the emperor [[Probus (emperor)|Probus]] in AD 280.

====Fourth century====
* Julius Capitolinus, the supposed author of nine biographies in the ''[[Augustan History|Historia Augusta]]''.
* [[Crispus|Flavius Julius Crispus]], son of the emperor [[Constantine I]]; a distinguished soldier, he was put to death in AD 326.
* [[Julius Firmicus Maternus]], a fourth-century [[astrologer]] and writer on the subject of [[paganism|profane religions]].
* [[Julius Valerius Alexander Polemius]], a historian who translated a Greek life of [[Alexander the Great]]; he is likely the same Polemius who was consul in AD 338.<ref>Mai, ''Classici Auctores''.</ref>{{sfn|''PLRE''|loc=vol. I, pp. 709, 710}}
* [[Julius Obsequens]], perhaps of the fourth century, an author of a tract known as ''De Prodigiis'', or ''Prodigiorum Libellus'', describing various prodigies and phenomena found in the works of earlier writers.
* [[Gaius Julius Victor]], a rhetorician of the fourth century.
* [[Julius Ausonius]], an eminent physician, and [[prefect|praefectus]] of [[Illyricum (Roman province)|Illyricum]] under the emperor [[Valentinian I]].
* [[Ausonius|(Julius) Ausonius]], also called Decimus Magnus Ausonius, son of the physician, a celebrated poet.
* Julia Dryadia, daughter of the physician Julius Ausonius.
* Julius Rufinianus, a Latin rhetorician of uncertain date, and the author of a treatise called ''De Figuris Sententiarum et Elocutionis''.<ref>''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. III, p. 664.</ref>
* Julius Paris, author of an epitome of [[Valerius Maximus]], written perhaps in the fourth or fifth century.

====Fifth century and after====
* [[Majorian|Julius Valerius Majorianus]], emperor from AD 457 to 461.
* [[Julius Nepos]], emperor in AD 474 and 475.
* [[Julius Exsuperantius]], a late Roman historian, probably of the fifth or sixth century; his tract, ''De Marii, Lepidi, ac Sertorii Bellis Civilibus'' may have been abridged from the histories of [[Sallust]].
* Claudius Julius or Joläus, a Greek historian of unknown date, wrote works on [[Phoenicia]] and the [[Peloponnese|Peloponnesus]].<ref>Stephanus of Byzantium, ''Ethnica'', ''s.vv. Ακη, Ιουδαια, Δωρος, Λαμπη''.</ref>
* Julius Celsus, a scholar at [[Constantinople]] in the seventh century, who made a recension of the text of Caesar's commentaries.<ref>''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. I, p. 661.</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Roman gentes]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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===Citations===
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