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

  • rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
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    3 months 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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        3 months ago

        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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      3 months ago

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