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Roman naming conventions were somewhat different than we are used to today. Males in ancient Roman society had three or even four "names" each with a separate purpose. In this case the full name was "Gaius Julius Caesar". The first name, "Gaius" was his given name and chosen by the most senior patriarch of the family. There were only ever about a dozen or so choices however, and often men from the same family would have the same "name" for many generations. Generally speaking however, this name was only used in private discussion between very close friends or family.
The second name "Julius" is simply the masculine form of the clan he derives from, the Julii (pronounced Ju-Le-I).
The third name "Caesar" was actually little more than what we today might consider a legally accepted nickname. After some point in Roman society, this changed and this third name (called a Cognomen) became hereditary within families and a fourth name (Agnomen) was added to continue the tradition of giving people nickames.
Now that you've had your history lesson, Caesar itself means "Hairy" and was supposedly given to him as a sort of joke about his beginning to bald at a young age.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe name Caesar itself came from an old Roman "cognomen" or surname meaning "hairy" or "having a fine head of hair". (The balding Julius Caesar must have seen the irony in this). After the principate was established, it became a word denoting the emperor, as the Romans never used the word "emperor" as we do, they called their ruler Caesar.
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∙ 14y agoThe word "Caesar" actually means a King. Here, in the play 'Julius Caesar', this title has been derived from the main character Julius Caesar itself. It does not have any special meaning to its credit, but shows that Caesar was the protagonist who controlled the entire play through his actions and personality.
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∙ 11y ago- That the ancestor had thick hair (caesaries means head of hair)
- or blue-gray eyes (Caesius can be translated as grey, blue-grey)
- or that he killed an elephant (Caesai in Punic). JuliusCaesarhimselfhad brown eyes. It seems that his favouriteinterpretationwas the last one. He issued coins with elephants on them.
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∙ 13y ago"Julius" is actually the name of his gens, or clan. He got this name by virtue of who his father was, not because someone chose it for him. His actual given name was Gaius.
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∙ 14y agoCaesar means "Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)." (see Related Link below)
Caesar can also be a synonym for words that mean ruler, such as King or Dictator.
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∙ 8y agoJulius Caesar was a Roman dictator. He had a child with Cleopatra VII.
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∙ 15y agoKing or Emperor
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What the was Julius Caesar's middle name?
Julius Caesar's middle name was Julius. His complete name was Gaius Julius Caesar.
What was Caesar's surname?
Caesar's family name was Julius. His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar. His given name was Gaius and he was of the Caesar branch of the Julius family.
What is Augustus full real name?
He was born Gaius Octavius. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, following the naming conventions for adoptees, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianius. Although historians use the name Octavian (Octavianus in English) for the period prior to his becoming the first Roman emperor, he never used this name. The renamed himself Imperator Caesar Divi Filius (Winner in Battle, Son of the Divine Caesar). Imperator did not mean emperor. It was a title the Roman troops shouted for their victorious commander. He made a big deal of the fact that he was the adoptive son and main heir of Caesar and used this as the basis for his bid for power. Caesar was deified after his death. Hence his renaming himself Son of the Divine Caesar. In 27 BC the senate bestowed the title of Augustus on him (the Venerable One) . So his full name became Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus. The title Augustus had religious connotations, rather than political ones. Although historians call Augustus and the subsequent Roman rulers emperors. the Romans did not use this title. They used the title of princeps (First Citizen).
What was Julius Caesar's real name?
Julius agustus rufous. Caesar wasn't a real name it was just the title he was given.
What was the name of Julius Caesar's dog?
The name of Julius Caesar's dog was Negris Alto.
What is the symbolic value of the name Julius Caesar?
The name of Julius Caesar, as just Caesar, came to mean king or emperor.
What is Augustus's real name?
If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.If you mean his birth name, it was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, although he soon dropped the Octavianus from his name and was known as Gaius Julius Caesar, the same name as his adopted father.
What the was Julius Caesar's middle name?
Julius Caesar's middle name was Julius. His complete name was Gaius Julius Caesar.
What is Julius Caesar's fist name?
Julius Caesar's praenomen or first name was Gaius. His complete name was Gaius Julius Caesar.
What was Caesar's surname?
Caesar's family name was Julius. His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar. His given name was Gaius and he was of the Caesar branch of the Julius family.
What is Augustus full real name?
He was born Gaius Octavius. After his adoption by Julius Caesar, following the naming conventions for adoptees, he became Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianius. Although historians use the name Octavian (Octavianus in English) for the period prior to his becoming the first Roman emperor, he never used this name. The renamed himself Imperator Caesar Divi Filius (Winner in Battle, Son of the Divine Caesar). Imperator did not mean emperor. It was a title the Roman troops shouted for their victorious commander. He made a big deal of the fact that he was the adoptive son and main heir of Caesar and used this as the basis for his bid for power. Caesar was deified after his death. Hence his renaming himself Son of the Divine Caesar. In 27 BC the senate bestowed the title of Augustus on him (the Venerable One) . So his full name became Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus. The title Augustus had religious connotations, rather than political ones. Although historians call Augustus and the subsequent Roman rulers emperors. the Romans did not use this title. They used the title of princeps (First Citizen).
What was Julius Caesar's real name?
Julius agustus rufous. Caesar wasn't a real name it was just the title he was given.
When and where was Julius Caesar made a Caesar?
He was born a Caesar. Gaius Julius Caesar was his full name.
Who was Cleopatra's by Julius Caesar?
If you mean Cleopatra's son, his name was Caesarion and she claimed he was fathered by Caesar.
Why is Julius Caesar listed as c Julius Caesar?
His first name is actually Gaius Julius Caesar but he is better known as just Julius Caesar.
What was the name of Julius Caesar's dog?
The name of Julius Caesar's dog was Negris Alto.
How did Julia Caesar die?
If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)If you mean Julius Caesar, he died of a stab wound. If you mean his daughter, Julia, she died during childbirth. (Julia would not have the last name in the form of Caesar though.)
