Marcia (fl. 100 BCE)

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Marcia (fl. 100 bce)

Roman noblewoman . Flourished around 100 bce; daughter of Q. Marcius Rex; married Gaius Julius Caesar; children: Gaius Julius Caesar Maior (praetor in 85 bce, who married Aurelia ); Julia (d. 68 bce, who married Gaius Marius); Sextus Julius Caesar (consul in 91 bce); grandmother of Roman emperor Julius Caesar (101–44 bce).

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