Julia (wife of Sulla)

Julia, or possibly Ilia (c. 129 BC – c. 104 BC), was a Roman noblewoman who was the first wife of Sulla, later a Roman dictator.

Biography

Little is known of her life and sources are confused as to whether her name was Julia or Ilia. There is no satisfactory identification for her.[1] If Julia is correct, she could have been a daughter of Lucius Julius Caesar and Popillia, therefore a sister of future consul Lucius Julius Caesar and Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo.[2] It is also possible that she was a daughter of Gaius Julius Caesar.[3] Around 110 BC, while both were young, Julia married Sulla. A marital connection to the Julii Caesares may have served Sulla in his political life, as when he was chosen to serve under Gaius Marius in the Jugurthine War.[4] Julia and Sulla had a daughter, Cornelia, who later was active in Roman society. Julia apparently died young, and Sulla married his second wife, Aelia.[2]

Cultural depictions

In the historical novel, The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough she is a character called Julilla who is portrayed as the younger sister of the Julia, the wife of Marius, her husband's mortal enemy.

See also

References

Citations
  1. https://theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/bitstream/10443/2545/1/Noble,%20F.M.%202014.pdf
  2. Keaveney, p. 8.
  3. https://books.google.se/books?id=m2NtBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=%22sulla%22+%22first+wife%22+%22julia%22&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimhrbn__TnAhUjAxAIHf2jCwYQ6AEIPjAC#v=onepage&q=%22sulla%22%20%22first%20wife%22%20%22julia%22&f=false
  4. Keaveney, p. 8, 13-14.

Bibliography
  • Keaveney, Arthur, Sulla: The Last Republican, Routledge; 2 edition (June 23, 2005). ISBN 978-0-415-33660-4.
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