[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1115arrow-down1message-squareHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days agoAlmost correct. The title Caesar derives from Gaius Julius Caesars (the “OG”) lastname Caesar. It was used by successors to imply a lineage between them and Caesar and therefore give them more legitimacy in the eyes of the people.
Almost correct. The title Caesar derives from Gaius Julius Caesars (the “OG”) lastname Caesar. It was used by successors to imply a lineage between them and Caesar and therefore give them more legitimacy in the eyes of the people.