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Cornelia (97-69 BC) was a Roman noblewoman, the daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna, and the first wife of Julius Caesar.
Biography[]
Cornelia Minor was born in Rome, Latium, Roman Republic in 97 BC, the daughter of Lucius Cornelius Cinna and the sister of Lucius Cornelius Cinna. She married Julius Caesar in 83 BC, a year after the death of her father, and she gave birth to Julia, Caesar's only legitimate child. Caesar held his wife in high regard, calling her his "teacher" for her inspiring virtues, and she died early in her husband's quaestorship, in 69 BC. At Cornelia's funeral, Caesar gave a speech commemorating her dream of a united Rome, and, inspired by advice from his friend Pompey, Caesar appealed to the people in the crowd with a speech promising a powerful and prosperous empire in which the people could enjoy peace, prosperity, and freedom, swearing to achieve that empire over his wife's body.
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