There’s only 1 Caesar, or Slim Shady, or Charlemagne or Attila.

  • rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
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    22 hours ago

    There’s only 1 Caesar

    Not necessarily. I originally thought the phrase “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s” from the Bible referred to Julius Caesar, but apparently it refers to Tiberius.

    Though in modern times “Caesar” almost ubiquitously is referencing Julius

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      18 hours ago

      Not many people know this, but Pontius Pilate, inventor of Pilates, also had another lesser known historical role

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        And the title of Caesar more rightfully translated would be “God King”. It implied divinity and super human levels of being.

        God being a roman god, not the christian god. So not omnipotent, omnipresent, or omniscient. But still divine.

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      It’s/was basically the chief. Kaiser comes from that word IIRC. It’s a bit like “king”. Julius just made it stick to him, a bit like a brand name!

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        21 hours ago

        Almost correct. The title Caesar derives from Gaius Julius Caesars (the “OG”) lastname Caesar. It was used by successors to imply a lineage between them and Caesar and therefore give them more legitimacy in the eyes of the people.