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

  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Also I would say Atilla is usually called Atilla the Hun in most textbooks I saw in the U.S. Also since Caesar became a position/title we still say Julius to specifically refer to him.

    As for Slim Shady, I seem to remember many people standing up to that name

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      Also I would say Atilla is usually called Atilla the Hun

      Good point, and I think I whiffed a bit on that one. “Atilla” is actually a name still used sometimes today across Europe, so “the Hun” definitely adds some helpful context.

      Also since Caesar became a position/title we still say Julius to specifically refer to him.

      You mean, in Italy?

      In the States, I feel like it’s pretty clear that “Caesar” without further context refers to either a leader / dictator / emperor of the Julio-Claudian line, or more commonly to Julius himself. The point being that if you’re referring to one of the emperors, it’s usually necessary to name them, i.e. “Caesar Tiberius,” etc.

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        Yeah now to show our Archilles, I have no idea what else I would call Saladin, but Saladin. Im sure a textbook full names him somewhere… but I haven’t ever remembered it.