• @cjk@discuss.tchncs.de
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      371 month ago

      His family name was Julius (because he was from the family of the Iulii). Caesar was a title and since Augustus became part of the name when the position was taken up.

      • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        161 month ago

        Caesar was a title

        Caesar became a title after the collapse of the Republic, largely because the Augustine line carried it forward as proof of legitimacy. There was no position of “Caeser” within the Roman Republic, just a family name dating back to Julius Caeser’s great-grandfather.

      • @Taalen@lemmy.world
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        111 month ago

        Well, technically both Julius and Caesar were his last names, Caesar was an extra name of unknown origin in his family branch. Since him it became a title.