v38_0458 - CAIO Denier

GAIUS CAESAR

(+ 02/21/4 AD)

Caius was born in 20 BC. He is the eldest son of Agrippa (+ 12 BC) and Julie and the brother of Lucius (born in 17 BC), the grandson of Auguste who had adopted him into the gens Julia. Augustus oversaw his education and destined him for the Empire. Caius and his brother received the titles of "prince of youth" and "caesar" as well as the manly toga. They were designated consuls and were to succeed their grandfather. Unfortunately, Lucius died in 2 CE in Marseilles and his brother in 4 CE in Limyra in Lycia, following a wound received eighteen months earlier. They never ruled. Augustus suffered greatly. His wife Livia was accused of having murdered them to offer the succession to Tiberius (according to Suetonius).