Lucretia Aurelia Caesar

Daughter of Caesar

Little Caesar

Augustus

Livia Appius (Mother)

Marc Antony (First Husband)

Thaddeus (Second Husband)

Octavian (Maternal Cousin/Rival/Triumvir)

Lepidus (Triumvir/Rival)

Roman Consul (48 B.C-46 B.C) (45 B.C-44 B.C) (38-36 B.C)

Chief Magistrate (44 B.C)

Governor of Italia (49-47 B.C) (43-38 B.C)

Governor of Sicily

Governor of Sardinia

Governor of Gaul

Governor of Cisalphine Gaul

Governor of Hispania

Governor of Illyria

Governor of Africa

Caesarian Representative in Rome

First Emperor of Rome (27 B.C-19 A.D)

**Lucretia Aurelia Caesar** is the protagonist of the upcoming novel *The Extraordinary Escapades of One Livia Aurelia*. She is a young child in the Roman Republic who comes into the care of Gaius Julius Caesar, and will use this position to rise the ranks of the Republic like no one before her, to mark her place in history, and to go down in history as one of the greatest generals of all time, and the greatest politician of all time.

## Background

Lucretia Aurelia Appius was born in Pompeii, in the Roman Republic, in 72 B.C.E to General Livius Appius and his wife, Julia. Livius was a strong-willed commander who supported the plebians, and despised the Senate, viewing them as wild, corrupt pigs who thrived off the backbreaking work of the poor. He fought wars in Hispania, Asia Minor, Africa and served under various commanders himself. Most recently however, he had served under Quintus Sertorius, the rebellious Marian governor in Hispania, becoming a vital asset to his war effort.

However, when Sertorius died, Appius fled Pompey back to Rome, and managed to score clemency from the Senate, and he was no longer prescribed to death. He continued commanding to the ire of Pompey the Great. This didn't change after Lucretia was born in 72 B.C.E. He was not fond of her, given she was a daughter, not a son and left for battle shortly after. Her mother wasn't fond of her either, and often spent her days and nights with other Roman men, and later on in her life, Lucretia would consider herself: "The Daughter of a General and the daughter of a Whore,"

It was clear Lucretia despised her parents, and ridiculed their parenting, or lack of it. She often found herself alone, and taught herself to read, write. She taught herself Greek, philosophy, and occasionally her own fathers military manuals, though she presumed she'd never need them. However, being a self-taught girl could only get her so far, and she often lacked back where other students would be, while excelling in other fields. ￼However, despite being saved by the Senate, Livius's ambition was going to eventually put his entire family at risk. This happened in 61 B.C, when he openly opposed Pompey on several issues, earning his distasteful eye. Pompey made a massive demonstration that Livius sought to follow in Sulla's footsteps, march on Rome and seize control of the Republic. This terrified the Senate so much that they ordered his execution. In one of the rare times, he was in Rome with his family, Livius was ambushed and murdered by Pompey's men, along with Julia. Lucretia fled the scene in horror.

## Living With Caesar

After escaping Pompey's men, Lucretia ran into Gaius Julius Caesar, a prominent Roman politician. He asked the Pompeian soldiers why they were trying to kill Lucretia, the sly politician found a way to win both Lucretia and Pompey's favor, by taking Lucretia in with him to his villa.

Upon arriving, Lucretia, despite only being eleven, became a close friend of Caesar's daughter, conveniently also named Julia. Caesar would improve on her education, and make sure she had a good life, and in less than three years, she viewed Caesar as four times the father Livius was, even though she was self-aware enough to know she was but a bargaining tool for Caesar to use against Pompey, especially since the creation of the First Triumvirate with Crassus. However, she enjoyed life with the Caesars as best he could.

After learning that Caesar intended on leaving to campaign against the migrating Helvetii, Lucretia would fear for her life, but cleverly play up to Caesar's ambitions to allow her to go with him, to ensure she remain safe from Pompey. She promised to become a a worthy investment to Caesar, and become more than just a tool for him to use.