person
Gaius Julius Caesar
Caesar
also: C. Caesar, Caesar, C. Iulius Caesar
The future dictator (100-44 BC), praetor-elect in 63, given custody of Statilius; his speech for confiscation-and-imprisonment is paired with Cato's for death as the debate's centerpiece.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §47 Statilius to Gaius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar, praetor-elect, here a custodian; he soon delivers the speech against the death penalty and is contrasted with Cato.
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §53 Gaius Caesar
Julius Caesar; in the comparison of section 54 he stands for generosity and energy against Cato's austere integrity.