Of his allies and relatives, Lucullus and Hortensius were dead, but the group was still formidable, including his nephew M. […] Of Caesar’s own relatives by blood or marriage, certain were neutral. 3 The young Marcus Antonius, however, was the son of a Julia. […] (Curio was a relative of his, Dio 40, 63, 5.) […] Balbus himself, on the maternal side, was a near relative of Pompeius (Suetonius, Divus Aug. 4, 1). […] Octavianus’ other relatives were of little consequence.