Laudatio Iuliae amitae explained

The laudatio Iuliae amitae ("Eulogy for Aunt Julia") is a funeral oration that Julius Caesar said in 68 BC to honor his dead aunt Julia, the widow of Marius.^{[1] [2]} The introduction of this laudatio funebris is reproduced in the work Divus Iulius by the Roman historian Suetonius:^[3]

See also

• Poetry by Julius Caesar

Notes and References

1. Book: Elliott . Simon . Julius Caesar: Rome's Greatest Warlord . 2019-12-17 . Open Road Media . 978-1-5040-6060-8 . en . ... called the 'laudatio Iuliae amitae', was an opportunity for Caesar to set out his family's high-ranking credentials. He seized on it with both hands, Suetonius (The Twelve Caesars, Julius Caesar, 6) having him say: The family of my ....
2. Book: Taylor . Frank Collins . Caesar as an Orator . 1922 . University of California . en . laudatio Iuliae Amitae, as the title implies, is from the oration in memory of his father's deceased sister. This was an important occasion for the nature of the discourse warranted a eulogy of the deceased ....
3. Web site: The Life of Julius Caesar . 12 July 2022 . penelope.uchicago.edu.