people
Gens Iulia
the Julian clan
also: Iulia gens
The Roman gens that traced its descent from Ascanius (Iulus) and thus from Venus; the family of Julius Caesar and Augustus.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §3 Julian clan
The gens Iulia, tracing descent from Iulus/Ascanius and thus from Venus; family of Caesar and Augustus.
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §30 Julii
A leading Alban family enrolled among the Fathers; the future clan of Caesar and Augustus.