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Calpurnia was either the third or fourth wife of Julius Caesar, and the one to whom he was married at the time of his assassination. According to contemporary sources, she was a good and faithful wife, in spite of her husband's infidelity; and, forewarned of the attempt on his life, she endeavored in vain to prevent his murder.
- c. 76 BC, Rome
- The last wife of Julius Caesar
- Rome
- Julius Caesar (59–44 BC; his death)
Calpurnia. As Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia is part of the chorus of characters who repeatedly warn Caesar that various signs and omens suggest that he is in great danger. Calpurnia is the only character who can make Caesar heed these warnings—if only momentarily—when she begs Caesar to stay home.
Julius Caesar had three wives: Cornelia, Pompeia, and Calpurnia. He married Cornelia in 84 BC. After her death in 67 BC, Caesar then married Pompeia, the daughter of general Sulla, in 62 BC. Suspecting that she was unfaithful, he divorced Pompeia and wed Calpurnia in 59 BC.
23 de sept. de 2023 · Calpurnia, the last wife of Julius Caesar, entered his life in 59 BC. She hailed from an illustrious lineage, the Calpurnii Pisones family. With this marriage, Caesar fortified his connections with another prominent Roman family, emphasizing his practice of intertwining personal relationships with political strategy.
A Roman noblewoman of the late Republic, Calpurnia was the daughter of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, who arranged her marriage to Julius Caesar, for reasons of mutual political expediency, during the latter's consulship in 59 bce.
6 de jun. de 2016 · Calpurnia became Caesar’s third, and last, wife in 59 BC. Her reputation largely comes from stories involving Cleopatra VII; in which Calpurnia has been described as a malicious and jealous woman, who was an enemy of the famous Egyptian queen.
The assassination of Caesar and events immediately following have largely been treated by historians as an all-male affair. I argue that Caesar’s wife Calpurnia played an important role in the aftermath of the Ides, defending her dead husband’s memory. Extant ancient accounts downplay this.
