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throaway230831
3y ago
I stand corrected: in case of Caesar, it was already hereditary in his family. Initially, it was more of a nickname or even an earned name, like with Caesars contemporary Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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throaway230831
3y ago
Gaius (also written Caius) was his given name, Ivlivs (Julius) the family name, Caesar the cognomen. In inscriptions (short): CAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR In speaking he would (in English;)) rather formally introduce himself as "Gaius of the Iu