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So, the first pic is something along the lines of “the most notable women in Caesar’s life.” I realize that Calpurnia doesn’t really fit, ‘cause she played no active part in his life. But I like her, so I added her to the list. The second one is “Caesar’s best friends.”

A couple of notes…

1. There were no such names as “Aurelia Cotta”, “Cornelia Cinnilla”, “Julia Caesaris”, “Servilia Caeponis” or “Calpurnia Pisonis.” They had only one name, derived from the nomen. I don’t know where it comes from, but it’s probably the influence of Colleen McCullough. I don’t remember if she used “Caesaris” in her books, but she definitely used “Cinnilla” instead of “Cornelia.” Her books are well-researched, but they contain a number of inventions. So if you see someone call Julia “Julia Caesaris”, it’s incorrect.

2. I know that in earlier translations of Plutarch the friend to whom Caesar wrote his famous phrase is called Amatius/Amantius. But I’m taking Conrad Cichorius’s emendation (Römische Studien, 1922) that it should be read as “Matius.” Other historians agree with him.