[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square59linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 day agoIt’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!
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 day agoAlmost 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.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoTsar/Czar is also derived from Caesar.
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!
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.
Tsar/Czar is also derived from Caesar.