Servilia cause of death

Roman matron, lover of Julius Caesar, mother of his assassin Marcus Junius Brutus. Country: Italy

Content:

1. Servilia Caepionis: Consort of Caesar, Mother of Brutus
2. Early Marriages
3. Relationship with Julius Caesar
4. Influence on Her Son's Career
5. Later Life and Legacy

Servilia Caepionis: Consort of Caesar, Mother of Brutus

Lineage and Family

Servilia, a renowned Roman matron, belonged to the esteemed patrician gens Servilia.

Born around 100 BCE, she was the daughter of Quintus Servilius Caepio the Younger, a praetor, and Livia Drusa, daughter of Marcus Livius Drusus, a consul and censor.

Servilia's family was complex. She had two brothers, Quintus Servilius Caepio and Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger, and a younger sister, also named Servilia.

The elder Servilia and Quintus were children of Livia's first marriage to Caepio, while the younger Servilia was born after Caepio and Livia divorced due to her affair with Cato the Elder. Livia subseque