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CAESAR .-- CICERO .-- VERRES.
The Caesars were a family belonging to the Julian _gens_, which claimed descent from IULUS, the son of AENEAS.

Eight generations of Caesars had held prominent places in the commonwealth.

They had been Consuls, Praetors, Censors, Aediles, and were aristocrats of the moderate wing.
The direct ancestry of GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR can be traced no further back than his grandfather.

This gentleman, of the same name as the great Caesar, married Marcia, who claimed descent from Ancus Marcius, the fourth King of Rome.