![]() There probably are, however, surviving descendants of Augustus Caesar (the former Octavian), who was Julius Caesar’s great-nephew, adoptive son, and sole heir. Therefore, we can say that Julius Caesar definitely has no known biological descendants.ĭescendants of Julius Caesar’s adoptive son Octavian It is possible that Julius Caesar may have had other illegitimate children whose names have been lost to history, since he was reportedly quite a ladies’ man, especially in his younger years, but, if he did have any, no reliable record of their existence has survived to the present day. Therefore, upon Caesarion’s death, the last of Julius Caesar’s known biological lines went totally extinct, leaving him with no known biological descendants.ĪBOVE: Egyptian stylized head of Caesarion, the child of Julius Caesar and Kleopatra VII Philopator, who was murdered in 30 BC under the orders of Augustus CaesarĪBOVE: Fragment of an ancient Egyptian bas-relief depicting Caesarion, the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra 120 AD), Octavian ordered Caesarion’s murder on the advice of the Greek Stoic philosopher Areios Didymos of Alexandria, who warned him, “οὐκ ἀγαθὸν πολυκαισαρίη.” This is Greek for, “It is not good to have too many Caesars.” In saying this, Areios Didymos was implying that Caesarion’s continued existence might undermine Octavian’s position as Julius Caesar’s sole legal heir.Īt the time of his death, Caesarion was only seventeen years old and had produced no known biological offspring. Caesarion was later murdered under the orders of Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and adoptive son, Octavian Caesar (later known as Augustus Caesar), on 23 August 30 BC.Īccording to the Greek biographer Ploutarchos of Chaironeia (lived c. “Cleopatra”), the queen of Egypt, on 23 June 47 BC. Julius Caesar did eventually have one other known biological child, a son nicknamed “Caesarion,” who was born out of wedlock to Caesar and Kleopatra VII Philopator (i.e. Her death is traditionally said to have marked the beginning of the unravelling of Caesar and Pompey’s friendship.ĪBOVE: Fictional illustration from the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, dating to 1553, depicting how the artist imagined Julia Caesaris Filia, the only legitimate child of Julius Caesar, might have looked. She and the child both tragically died in childbirth in August 54 BC, however, leaving Caesar without any descendants. Julia Caesaris Filia eventually became pregnant with Pompey’s child, the grandchild of Caesar. She was married to Caesar’s close friend and ally, the Roman general Pompeius Magnus (i.e. She was the daughter of Julius Caesar and his first wife Cornelia. ![]() “Julia, daughter of Caesar”), who was born in around 76 BC. Julius Caesar’s only child that was born within the confines of legal wedlock was his daughter Julia Caesaris Filia (i.e. ![]() Although Julius Caesar did have offspring, all of his known offspring died without producing any known offspring of their own. ![]() The answer is that, much like many other famous men, including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar has no known living biological descendants. Many people have asked the question, “Are there any surviving descendants of Julius Caesar?” It is a question that I have encountered at least twice on Quora, so I figured I would post my answer to the question here.
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