This festival honored a feminine deity (with fertility associations) whose worship was so cloaked in secrecy that even her name was unknown to most Romans: ' Bona Dea' was the title of this deity, not her name. However, this situation changed on December 5, 62 bce, when at Caesar's home there was to be celebrated the annual religious ritual dedicated to the Bona Dea (Good Goddess). Nevertheless, Pompeia and Clodius had scant opportunity to be alone because Aurelia (Caesar's mother) maintained a strict watch over Pompeia. In Pompeia's case, by 62 she had attracted the amorous attentions-attentions which Pompeia in no way rejected-of Publius Clodius, a slightly younger-than-Caesar, up-and-coming political scion of an ancient family. In fact, both seem to have had roving eyes. Virtually nothing is known about Pompeia as Caesar's wife until late in their marriage, but apparently neither felt much for the other. Thus, Caesar and Pompeia's marriage was one of political convenience. At that time, Caesar (the heir to Gaius Marius' political faction) was engaged in building bridges with selected ex-Sullans (including especially Marcus Licinius Crassus) in an effort to break into the uppermost echelon of Roman politics. 100–68 bce), and the year after Caesar returned from Spain where he had served as a provincial quaestor. Little is known of Pompeia's youth, but in 67 she married Julius Caesar, a year after the death of his beloved spouse, Cornelia (c. Her grandfathers were Quintus Pompeius Rufus (consul in 88) and Lucius Cornelius Sulla, whose long and ruthless career included the capture of Jugurtha (107), a command in the Italian Social War (90–89), a consulship (88), civil war against the Marian faction (87–82), the conquest of Mithradates of Pontus (87–83), and a dictatorship (82–79).

Pompeia was born about 87 bce, the daughter of Quintus Pompeius Rufus and Cornelia. 100–68 bce) his third wife was Calpurnia (c. Julius Caesar was first married to Cornelia (c. Born around 87 bce death date unknown daughter of Quintus Pompeius Rufus and Cornelia granddaughter of Quintus Pompeius Rufus (consul in 88) and Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix second wife of Julius Caesar (100–44 bce) children: none. Roman noblewoman who was the second wife of Julius Caesar.

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