 He has frequently appeared in literary and artistic works, and his political philosophy, known as Caesarism"," inspired politicians into the modern era.Gaius Julius Caesar was born into a patrician family, the "gens Julia", which claimed descent from Julus, son of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas, supposedly the son of the goddess Venus.The Julii were of Alban origin, mentioned as one of the leading Alban houses, which settled in Rome around the mid-7th century BC, following the destruction of Alba Longa.