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Julius and Augustus you mean, both were Caesars (Augustus, AKA Octavian, was adopted).
by MayeulC 4y ago
Julius and Augustus you mean, both were Caesars (Augustus, AKA Octavian, was adopted).
- wartijn_ 4y agoAre you suggesting that the men were known as Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar? Because that's wrong[0]. Augustus used this name and it became a title for roman Emperors, in reference to Julius Caesar. If people are talking about Caesar, they mean Julius Caesar. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus#Name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus#Name
- MayeulC 4y agoI understand that people often refer to Julius Caesar as "Caesar", but to me at least, it mainly refers to the "title" (though that remains a surname, as succession was hereditary, mostly through adoption). History is not my field, I am probably making multiple mistakes and oversimplifying, but I don't see something in that link that disproves what I said. Today, we often refer to Augustus as Augustus Caesar or Caesar Augustus (less frequently, Emperor Augustus). I also think it's interesting to point out Julius's first name in light of the previous discussion, as that's where the month name comes from.
- Ash_Crow 4y agoIf we're splitting hair, Octavian was adopted into the gens Julia, so he was a Julius as much as he was a Caesar, and his full name before ascending to emperor was Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus.