Both Julius and his adopted son, Octavian (Caesar Augustus) had positive dealings with the family of Herod the Great, the Idumean, whose mother was from Petra by 47 BCE and following.
The family name of Iulius Caesar, taken up as a mark of respect (and a propaganda measure) by his adopted son Octavian and passed on to succeeding emperors. It became a title as much as a family name; under Diocletian's reforms " caesar" designated the two junior emperors, while " augustus" designated the senior ones.
Contrary to popular opinion, the term 'Caesar' did not originally mean 'emperor', although in modern times, it has come to be defined as a synonym for autocrat. When the Roman leader Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, his nephew and successor Augustus had himself formally adopted by the dead man and so also adopted the family name Caesar. Tiberius and Caligula inherited it by adoption as well. Later Roman emperors acquired the name upon their succession or when they were formally adopted as heirs.
A distinction given to those who were not emperors, but were generally believed to be the heir to the throne. This was one stage down from the distinction of Augustus
(often abbreviated , CAE, or CAES)- originally the surname of Julius Caesar and of his adopted son Octavianus, it continued to be the hereditary name of the Julio-Claudians being transferred to the sons or adopted sons of a Caesar. For example Tiberius was adopted by Augustus and Germanicus by Tiberius; both men then held the name “Caesar.” After the reign of Nero, the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors, emperors adopted the name of Caesar as well as Augustus as honorific and distinguishing titles although they were not descendants of Julius Caesar and Augustus. Around the time of the emperor Antoninus Pius (AD 137-161), the name Caesar became a title of secondary rank being bestowed upon the sons and heirs of the emperor. Eventually during the reign of Diocletian (AD 284-305), two Caesars were appointed as subordinates to the two Augusti (emperors) and assisted them in governing the empire.
originated with the family name of Julius Caesar, taken by Augustus upon his adoption. It was then passed on to Tiberius and Caligula by adoption, and upon either their accession, adoption, or their nomination as heir-apparent to subsequent emperors.
The Jewish people had been anticipating the eventual arrival of God's "anointed one" (the Messiah, the Christ) who would reign over them as their king. Most Jewish people expected the Messiah to have a worldly kingdom, while those followers of Jesus who accepted Him as the Messiah came to regard Him as reigning over a spiritual kingdom. After Christ's arrest, when the crowd was asked whether Jesus was their king, they replied We have no king but Caesar, thereby rejecting Christ's spiritual kingship.
any Roman emperor; title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian
Heir to the throne, junior emperor. First used by Octavian to advertise his connection with Julius Caesar, and then used by later rulers. Shown as or CAES on coins.
The family name of the man who did not quite become an emperor of Rome, and also, later, the title used for a junior emperor, working as an obedient (in theory) partner of the reigning Augustus.
originally the name of Julius Caesar, it was adopted by Octavian as Caesar's heir, then by all other designated heirs to the Roman throne. Under the tetrarchy (q.v.), it was the title of the two junior emperors.
Orginally the name of Julius Caesar. Later a title given to the emperors chosen heir.
Caesar (plural Caesars), Latin: Cæsar (plural Cæsares), is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar ("Julius Caesar"), the Roman dictator. The change from being a familial name to an imperial title can be loosely dated to 68 / 69, the so-called "Year of the Four Emperors".
Caesar is a city-building computer game where the player undertakes the role of a Roman governor, building ancient Roman cities.
Caesar is a board wargame depicting the ancient Battle of Alesia in which Julius Caesar and his legions defeated the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Originally published as Alesia in 1971, it was redesigned and reissued by Avalon Hill in 1976. Jon Freeman called it "one of the few legends in wargaming" for its relatively simple rules that still result in a tense and suspenseful game.