I am not very good at how names worked in those days? Did having a surname of Julius come from him being born in July 100 BC? What does Gaius mean? Is it considered his middle name? I read somewhere of a Sextus Julius Ceasar. And is Caesar really his first name or is that just my misunderstanding?
Thank you!
Mari
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the wikepedia page is very nice...thorough
I don't have HBO currently, but is that series ROME any good???
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Mari
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I watched an episode on HBO last nite cause I have a free HBO weekend thingie going right now.
They use the F word every now and then...was the F word around in those days, LOL!
Otherwise pretty cool...not often you see a series that is about an ancient civilization.
Mari
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I went on the cast list on IMDb and it's Ciaran Hinds, right? He is a really good actor even tho I've only seen him in one movie, Weight of Water. He played a German immigrant. He seems like a good actor.
Mari
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This is a bit late, and I don't come close to fully understanding Roman naming conventions but it's something like this: Gaius Julius Caesar - Caesar is the family name of his father. Julius means he is member of the Patrician (noble) family house of Julii, and Gaius is his first name. A rough English translation would be Gaius Caesar of the House Of Julii.
The month of July was named after Julius Caesar, rather than vice versa.
They speak English too and English wasn't around in those days either.
What's your point you dumbass?