sextus julius caesar was the name of several ancient roman men of the julii caesares family. sextus was one of the three most common praenomina (first names) used by the julii caesares, the others being lucius and gaius, which was the praenomen of the most famous julius caesar. * sextus julius caesar was a praetor in sicily in 208 bc, commanding the legiones cannenses, the legions formed from the survivors of cannae. although command of the cannenses was usually considered a punishment or disciplinary action, he was sent as an envoy (legatus) to the consul titus quinctius crispinus when he was wounded.t.r.s. broughton, the magistrates of the roman republic (american philological association, 1951, 1986), vol. 1, p. 290. * sextus julius caesar, also known after his adoption in adulthood as sextus julius catulus caesar, was a military tribune in 181 bc under lucius aemilius paullus in liguria.livy 40.27.4â6; broughton, mrr1, p. 285. in 170â169, he served as a diplomatic legate for restoring the liberty of abdera, thrace, and helped lead the search for those who had been unjustly sold into slavery.livy 43.4.12â13; broughton, mrr1, p. 421. as curule aedile in 165, he and his colleague gnaeus cornelius dolabella presented games (ludi) at which terence's hecyra was first performed, with a notorious lack of success.broughton, mrr1, p. 438. he held the praetorship no later than 160,broughton, mrr1, p. 445. and was elected as consul for 157 bc. in 147, he was sent to rebuke the achaean league for their treatment of roman allies and to caution them against engaging in hostilities against rome. critolaos, a leader of the achaeans, blocked caesar's efforts to arbitrate in the dispute between the league and sparta, and war was declared the following year.polybius 38.9â11; cassius dio, frg. 72; broughton, mrr1, p. 464; cambridge ancient history viii2 322 * sextus julius caesar was praetor urbanus in 123 bc.rhetorica ad herennium 2.19 (though the passage less likely could refer to the consul of 91); cicero, de domo sua 136; broughton, mrr1, pp. 513, 515 (note 2). * sextus julius caesar was a monetalis (moneyer) around 125â120 bc. he may have been either the consul of 157,broughton, the magistrates of the roman republic (american philological association, 1952), vol. 2, p. 442. or more likely the praetor of 123.broughton, the magistrates of the roman republic (american philological association, 1986), vol. 3, p. 443. * sextus 
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