What was the name of Caesar's wife, mentioned in Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”?
Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BCE - 44 BCE) was the Roman general who led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars, defeated his political rival Pompey in a civil war and played a critical role in the events leading to the of the Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He was dictator of Rome for five years until his assassination. He was married three or four times.
Cossutia was a woman from a modest Roman family who became engaged to Julius Caesar before he reached adulthood. There is doubt as to whether the marriage actually occurred.
Cornelia was the daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, once one of the most influential politicians at Rome. She and Caesar married in 83 BCE, when he was about seventeen years old. After about thirteen years of marriage, Cornelia died.
Caesar married Pompeia two years later after he had served as quaestor in Hispania. The marriage lasted five years: Caesar divorced Pompeia, for suspected (but unproven) adultery, saying that "my wife ought not even to be under suspicion."
Calpurnia married Julius Caesar in 59 BCE, and was still married to him the time of his assassination. According to contemporary sources, she was a good and faithful wife, despite her husband's infidelity. In William Shakespeare's play, Calpurnia has a dream that a statue of Caesar was flowing with blood as many Romans wash their hands in the blood. She also sees in her dream that Julius Caesar would die in her arms.
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