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  • noun conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

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  • There was considerable irony packed into this pledge of fealty: a Christian, in recognizing the suzerainty of a pagan khan, was addressing him by a title derived from the name of Julius Caesar.

    The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

  • The tower they call Julius Caesar's, has the same situation with Nottingham castle; and I cannot help fancying,

    Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W--y M--e Montague, Lady Mary W 1724

  • They were also called Charonites, the point of the sarcasm being, that they owed their elevation to a dead man, one who was gone to Orcus, namely Julius Caesar, after whose death Mark Antony introduced into the senate many persons of low rank who were designated for that honour in a document left by the deceased emperor.

    The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02: Augustus Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

  • [7] Augustus here calls Julius Caesar his father, though by birth he was only his uncle, on account of his adoption by him.

    Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus 1709

  • IANS in an exclusive interview, recalling Julius Caesar's dying words on Brutus 'betrayal in the Shakespeare play.

    Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views' 2010

  • IANS in an exclusive interview, recalling Julius Caesar's dying words on Brutus 'betrayal in the Shakespeare play.

    Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views' 2010

  • Chamberlain Recalls Julius Caesar's Rubicon Crossing

    Colonel Joshua Chamberlain Recalls Ceasar's Civil War 2003

  • We have only written accounts of his great performances and a few glimpses on film: his Cassius in the 1953 "Julius Caesar," his Clarence in Olivier's 1955 "Richard III," his Henry IV in Orson Welles's 1966 "Chimes at Midnight."

    The Last Titan Of The Theater 2008

  • With his strong 6′2″ build and craggily handsome face, Heston won roles in TV soap operas, plays Antony and Cleopatra with Katherine Cornell, and live TV dramas such as Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, and Of Human Bondage.

    Buzzine » Charlton Heston Dies 2008

  • Shakespeare referred to striking clocks in "Julius Caesar," and his reputation seems to have held up all right.

    Giffen on Continuity | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

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