Aurelia, Mother of Caesar

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In this article, the writer looks at Aurelia Cotta who was a strong, intelligent woman from ancient Roman times who took wonderful care of her family. The writer notes that without Aurelia, there would have never been a Gaius Julius Caesar who was a powerful Roman military and political leader. The writer discusses Aurelia's life and notes that her parents were very influential political people of Rome. She married Gaius Julius Caesar (the elder) and had three children with him. The writer then discusses that her most well known "achievement" was raising their son Gaius Julius Caesar, who also held a high political status in Rome. She was well liked by the people of Rome and was a very strong, intelligent woman. The writer concludes that Aurelia did what was necessary to raise a family that was both successful and powerful in Ancient Roman times.

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" Women in Ancient Rome lacked the rights that the women of today have but they were expected to produce children to populate Rome and they were also supposed to help raise their children. It was a requirement that Roman women produce children for their husbands so that they could populate Rome because the Roman people were always concerned about their legacies. They were also expected to teach their sons and daughters Roman culture. They were especially expected to teach their daughters Roman culture so that one day they, in turn, could teach these customs and principles to their sons and daughters."

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