Pompey And Julia's Relationship

In 54 BC, Julius Caesar and Cornelia Cinna’s daughter, Julia, died giving birth to Pompey’s son. Julia previously had pregnancy problems the previous year in 55BC after seeing her husband's toga covered in blood and assumed it was Pompey's, although it was blood from rioters in the forum not Pompey's, the shock sent her into early labor, causing her to miscarry the child. And unfortunately Julia herself and her son died after her and Pompey’s second pregnancy. Julia's death had quite a bit of historical significance, because of her Caesar and Pompey had a relationship.Julia was married to Pompey in 59 BC, the marriage was to create a political alliance between Caesar and Pompey, which helped form the First Triumvirate. But after Julia’s death Caesar’s and Pompey’s relationship eventually ends as a result. The end of Caesar’s and Pompey’s relationship lead to the end of the Triumvirate as well as eventually leading to a civil war Julia’s husband, Pompey the Great, was the general who first rewrote the rules of the Republic. He raised armies when he was just a teenager, held consulship more times than customary and generally was beloved by the people. He was married seven times and had the reputation as a dedicated womaniser. Julia was the highly educated daughter of an up and coming
Caesar eventually sought a second matrimonial alliance with Pompey, offering his grandniece Octavia. Pompey refused Caesars offer. In 52 BC, he married Cornelia Metella, the very young widow of Crassus’ son Publius, and the daughter of Caecilius Metellus Scipio, one of Caesar’s greatest enemies. Caesar would probably never really forgive Pompey for refusing his marriage offer, especially for then marrying the daughter of his enemy. These events created a drift between the two men causing Caesar and Pompey to end up on opposite sides of a civil war that tore Rome