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Pedius became very concerned. Pedius was unable to stop the events from occurring and recommended only seventeen people to be put to death. Out of concern, he pledged to protect the citizens of Rome.
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which protected the tyrannicides from prosecution. Consequently, Caesar's killers – along with co-conspirators and others who had little to do with the crime – were then convicted
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who had been leading the ill-fated revolt. From 46 to 45 BC, Pedius served as a
Caesarian legate in Spain. Pedius claimed victory against
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and, with him, assumed suffect consulships in 43 BC in place of the ordinary consuls who had fallen in battle. He promulgated the
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Their first action was to confirm
Octavian's adoption as Caesar's heir; then, at Octavian's suggestion, Pedius promulgated the
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in 48 BC and was given a triumph for victories over the
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This article is about a Roman general and nephew of Julius Caesar. For the deaf painter and also his grandson, see
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places his term in Gaul under Caesar from 58–56 BC. In 55 BC, he lost an election for the office of
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in March 44 BC, Pedius was named one of Caesar's heirs in his will. With his cousin
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He was the son of his homonymous father and his wife, Julia. This Julia was one of the
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is the principal character and first person narrator in the historical novel,
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and his wife, Polla. Pedius and
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Soon afterwards, Pedius had suffered so much political fatigue he died.
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Pedius was left in charge of Rome, while
Octavian left for Northern
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Pedius married a Roman noblewoman called
Valeria, a sister of
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as public enemies. The early and rushed passage of the
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for most of his career. Serving with Caesar during the
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was likely unrelated to the following proscriptions.
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259:Suetonius and Appian record that after Caesar's
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396:earliest example of a deaf individual named in
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