Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. CAIUS CAESAR and LUCIUS CAESAR, the sons of M. Vipanius Agrippa, and of Julia; and the grandsons of Augustus. Caius was born in 20 B.C. and Lucius in 17 B.C. These two young princes had become, by adoption, the sons of Augustus, who carefully superintended the education of both, having designated them as his successor in the Empire. Before they had laid aside the dress of boyhood, each was declared consul elect and princeps juventutis (see the word).  Caius was Nominated to the consulate in 5 B.C., but the period for his assuming the position was deferred. He was permitted to the wear the toga virilis in the same year; and Lucius assumed it in 2 B.C. Honored with the priesthood and admitted into the senate, they seemed destined for a life of greatness and prosperity. But Lucius, the younger of the two died suddenly at Marseilles in A.D. 2, when on his way to Spain. Rumors suspected his step-mother Livia of arranging his sudden and untimely death to advance her son Tiberius. Caius was sent to Asia, where he passed his year of consulship, A.D. 1. He showed talents for both civil government and military enterprise, including bringing the Parthian king Phraates IV to terms of peace. On his return from Armenia Caius was treacherously wounded, fell into a lingering illness and died in A.D. 4 at Limyra, in Lycia, at the early age of 24. His step-mother, Livia, was again suspected of arranging his death to advance her son Tiberius.   On gold and silver coins of Augustus, the brothers are typified together both on foot and on horseback, and styled Caesars, sons of Augustus, and principes juventutis.  On some Roman provincial bronze or brass coins, the heads of both brothers or of one of the brothers appears on one side and the had of Augustus on the other.

Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. CAIUS CAESAR and LUCIUS CAESAR, the sons of M. Vipanius Agrippa, and of Julia; and the grandsons of Augustus. Caius was born in 20 B.C. and Lucius in 17 B.C. These two young princes had become, by adoption, the sons of Augustus, who carefully superintended the education of both, having designated them as his successor in the Empire. Before they had laid aside the dress of boyhood, each was declared consul elect and princeps juventutis (see the word).  Caius was Nominated to the consulate in 5 B.C., but the period for his assuming the position was deferred. He was permitted to the wear the toga virilis in the same year; and Lucius assumed it in 2 B.C. Honored with the priesthood and admitted into the senate, they seemed destined for a life of greatness and prosperity. But Lucius, the younger of the two died suddenly at Marseilles in A.D. 2, when on his way to Spain. Rumors suspected his step-mother Livia of arranging his sudden and untimely death to advance her son Tiberius. Caius was sent to Asia, where he passed his year of consulship, A.D. 1. He showed talents for both civil government and military enterprise, including bringing the Parthian king Phraates IV to terms of peace. On his return from Armenia Caius was treacherously wounded, fell into a lingering illness and died in A.D. 4 at Limyra, in Lycia, at the early age of 24. His step-mother, Livia, was again suspected of arranging his death to advance her son Tiberius.   On gold and silver coins of Augustus, the brothers are typified together both on foot and on horseback, and styled Caesars, sons of Augustus, and principes juventutis.  On some Roman provincial bronze or brass coins, the heads of both brothers or of one of the brothers appears on one side and the had of Augustus on the other.