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- ↑ Suet. Div. Iul.1.1 if that Julius was born in 102, not 100 BC (so that he was of legal age 43 when he became consul in 59). See Gaius Stern, "Julius Caesar’s Term as Flamen Dialis" CACW 2010.
- ↑ Suet. Div. Iul.1.2 makes clear that Sulla deprived Julius of the priesthood, so he must have held it. See Gaius Stern, op. cit.
- ↑ Tac. Ann3.58. Note that many translators wrongly edit Tacitus to match Dio instead of editing Dio to match Tacitus (the more reliable historian), again see Stern op. cit.