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The Life of Julius Caesar

Can you these facts about the life of the Roman leader Julius Caesar?
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Last updated: December 13, 2019
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Famous quote: I came, I saw, I ______
Conquered
Day on which he was assassinated
The Ides of March
Most well-known of his assassins
Brutus
River on the Italian border which Caesar crossed, defying the Senate
Rubicon
What he said when deciding to do the above
The die is cast
Other members of the "First Triumvirate"
Pompey
Crassus
Grand-nephew of Caesar who became the first emperor
Octavian
Region the Caesar conquered consisting of modern day France and Belgium
Gaul
Island which he became the first Roman general to invade
Great Britain
Trojan prince from which his family was supposedly descended
Aeneas
Playwright who wrote "Julius Caesar" in 1599
William Shakespeare
Person who served as his "Master of Horse" (second in command)
and who eulogized Caesar in the above play
Mark Antony
High priest position to which Caesar was elected at age 37
Pontifex Maximus
River on the German border which he built the first bridge across
Rhine
Egyptian queen with whom he probably had a child
Cleopatra
Thing which he reformed that was used in Europe without modifications until
Pope Gregory introduced changes in 1582
The calendar
Title he was given shortly before his assassination
Dictator for Life
His three wives (name any one)
Cornelia / Pompeia /
Calpurnia
His first name (not Julius)
Gaius
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Level 77
Jan 11, 2017
Alea iacta est. Veni vidi vici. Those are so much easier in Latin, for some reason to think of them in any other language is weird.
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Level 86
Jan 12, 2017
Since I know the Latin and French versions, I allowed myself to look that up.
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Level 75
Feb 5, 2023
Alea iacta est is said to have been uttered in Greek (Ἀνεῤῥίφθω κύβος) and I also knew it in Latin of course (funnily enough, from the Asterix comics) but had to look the English one up. Also, am I the only one that thinks "vici" should be translated as "I won/was victorious"?
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Level 73
Sep 18, 2023
I always think the same. I knew the german and french translations and english just seems way off. Conquered ist not at all the right word.
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Level 67
Jan 20, 2024
I totally agree
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Level 65
Mar 15, 2017
Who is it in the press that calls on me?

I hear a tongue shriller than all the music

Cry "Caesar!" Speak, Caesar is turn'd to hear.

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Level 82
Mar 16, 2017
When did he invent the Caesar salad?
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Level 77
Aug 1, 2017
Around the same time he invented the Caesarian Section for childbirth. He delivered a baby then sat down for a nice salad.
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Level 24
Aug 24, 2017
Good one !
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Level 82
Nov 21, 2017
sounds unsanitary
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Level 89
Aug 8, 2018
The caesarean section is named after him. Allegedly that's how he was born.
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Level 75
Jan 15, 2020
^ this is likely a myth - c-sections were being performed under the same name well before Caesar's birth and Caesar's mother was unlikely to have given birth to him by C-section as it is thought that she lived for another ~45 years after his birth (at the time C-sections always used to kill the mother).
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Level 62
Mar 15, 2022
Yeah, in Latin "caesar" means "to cut". The dictator was from the Caesar wing of the Julius family. Most likely they were named after an ancestor who had been delivered by c-sections, which as roleybob alluded to was a desperate measure the doctors only attempted when the mother had already died in childbirth.
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Level 85
Dec 3, 2022
Caesar? I don't even know 'er!
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Level 62
Mar 17, 2017
Anyone else type in gluteus?!
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Level 45
May 31, 2022
Lol
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Level 60
Aug 23, 2017
15th of march, but it did not take. Are the ides always the 15th I don't know
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Level 72
Jul 23, 2019
from wikipedia: "The Ides of March was a day in the Roman calendar that corresponds to 15 March. It was marked by several religious observances and was notable for the Romans as a deadline for settling debts."
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Level 57
Jan 22, 2024
The Ides are on the 13th of most months, but they're on the 15th in March, May, July, and October.
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Level 37
Nov 24, 2018
I wonder why the question about Cleopatra was phrased in that manner? - I thought that it is an undisputed fact that she had children by both Caeser and Marc Antony.
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Level 67
Jul 23, 2019
I have read probably 75% of Shakespeare's plays, and Julius Caesar is my favorite so far, by a wide margin. Mark Anthony's eulogy stands alone among thespian accomplishments.
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Level 37
Jul 23, 2019
^ Brando's rendition of the speech in the movie is truly heart wrenching.
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Level 67
Jul 23, 2019
Absolutely. I have always been so envious of people who got to see Daniel Day-Lewis or Anthony Hopkins do Shakespeare on stage, but at least we have Brando on film, and in one of Shakespeare's best roles (arguably his best, in my opinion). I also really love Damian Lewis's rendition of the speech.
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Level 57
Mar 16, 2022
There's a pretty good Damian Lewis version on Youtube
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Level 82
Jan 19, 2024
Brando's dogs of war is equally impressive
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Level 67
Jul 23, 2019
Can't help it, but Great Britain is nog an island. It is a country spread over 2 islands. I'd asume that the part he invaded had it's own specific name, that one island.
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Level 88
Jul 23, 2019
You are incorrect. "Great Britain is an island separated from the European mainland by the English Channel and North Sea. It comprises the nations of England, Scotland and Wales."
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Level 66
Sep 24, 2019
Are you serious??
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Level 39
Mar 15, 2022
Great Britain is the island.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or the UK for short, is the country.

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Level 67
Jul 23, 2019
If there are any other crossword fiends here, you should look up the weeklong crossword construction based on "the die is cast" that Patrick Berry did for the New York Times a few years ago. It's as close to artistry as crossword puzzles can get, and it's a staggering accomplishment.
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Level 41
Mar 16, 2022
Gladly. Do you have a link?
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Level 39
Oct 21, 2020
I think it's overly pedantic not to accept England or the UK for "he became the first Roman general to invade this island".
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Level 57
Dec 4, 2020
Neither describe the island
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Level 57
Mar 16, 2022
And England itself didn't exist for another 800 years.
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Level 74
Jan 10, 2021
Isn't Cassius just as famous as Brutus? The devil eats both of them in the Divine Comedy and he was the one who planned the assassination.
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Level 28
Mar 19, 2022
But Brutus was the one who actually killed him
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Level 85
Jun 22, 2022
And Brutus IS more famous. The term "Et tu Brute?" is often quoted when people speak of betrayal by close friends (I've done it myself). He doesn't say "Et tu Brute... and Cassius too?"
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Level 37
Jul 19, 2021
Please accept "praised da lord" for the first answer.
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Level 66
Mar 15, 2022
Somewhere out the is a bottle of Caesar salad dressing with an expiration date of March 15.
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Level 68
Mar 15, 2022
Caius should be accepted for his first name.
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Level 67
Mar 16, 2022
14
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Level 60
Mar 16, 2022
Please accept 'GB' for 'Great Britain'.
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Level 50
Jul 5, 2022
Can you accept Britannia?
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Level 74
Oct 15, 2023
Suscipe quaeso 'vici.'
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Level 32
Jan 19, 2024
Rhenus should count for Rhine
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Level 34
Jan 19, 2024
"... I conquered" is the common English translation of "vici", past of "vincere". Other translations of "vici" should be accepted, e.g. "won", "defeated", "vanquished", "overcame".

Source: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/vincere

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Level 34
Jan 19, 2024
The most common translation of "iacta" is "thrown", although it is often rendered as "cast" in English. Source: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/iactus#Latin
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Level 34
Jan 19, 2024
Fifteen should be accepted for the ides of march, or the description updated to state only the Latin word is ok.
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Level 60
Jan 20, 2024
Could GB be accepted for Great Britain? Also, I believe the eighth question should say "Region that Caesar conquered ..."