Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

(100–44 BC) was a Roman general and dictator. Caesar or Cæsar may also refer to:

Places

* Caesar, Zimbabwe *

Caesar Creek State Park Caesar Creek State Park is a public recreation area located in southwestern Ohio, five miles (8 km) east of Waynesville, in Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. The park is leased by the State from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, w ...

, in southwestern Ohio

People

Caesar (given name) Caesar is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Caesar Bacarella (born 1975), American racing driver * Caesar Cardini (1896–1956), Italian hotel owner, restaurateur, and chef in Tijuana, Mexico * Caesar E. Farah (192 ...

* Caesar (surname) *

Caesar (title) Caesar ( English language, English Caesars; Latin ; in Greek: ) is a title of imperial character. It derives from the ''cognomen'' of Julius Caesar. The change from being a surname to a title used by the Roman emperors can be traced ...

, a title used by Roman and Byzantine emperors, and also at times by Ottoman emperors, derived from the dictator's name **

Augustus Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (), was the founder of the Roman Empire, who reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in A ...

(63 BC – 14 AD), adoptive son of the dictator and first Roman emperor * Other members of the

Julii Caesares The Julii Caesares were the most illustrious family of the patrician ''gens Julia''. The family first appears in history during the Second Punic War, when Sextus Julius Caesar was praetor in Sicily. His son, Sextus Julius Caesar, obtained ...

, the family from which the dictator came **

Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul) Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; c. 140 BC – 85 BC) was a Roman senator, a supporter of his brother-in-law, Gaius Marius, and the father of Roman statesman Julius Caesar. Biography His great-grandfather was Sextus Julius Caesar. Caesar was married ...

(140–85 BC), father of the dictator **

Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; ; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusus and Ant ...

, fourth Roman emperor, first bearer of the name ''Claudius Caesar'' **

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his ...

, fifth Roman emperor, second bearer of the name ''Claudius Caesar'' * Caesar of Dyrrhachium, 1st-century bishop *

Caesar (slave) Caesar ( ( supposedly) – 1852) was an enslaved person who is notable for possibly being the earliest-born person ever photographed while alive, when his daguerreotype was taken in 1851. He was also the last enslaved person to be manumitted in N ...

(), Subject of an early photograph * Bernhard Caesar Einstein (1930–2008), Swiss-American physicist and grandson of Albert Einstein * Caesar the Geezer (born 1958), British radio personality

Art and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Caesar (''Planet of the Apes'') * Caesar (''Xena''), in ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' * Caesar, the leader of Caesar's Legion in ''

Fallout Nuclear fallout is residual radioactive material that is created by the reactions producing a nuclear explosion. It is initially present in the radioactive cloud created by the explosion, and "falls out" of the cloud as it is moved by the ...

'' *

King Caesar is a 1974 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Jun Fukuda, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 14th film of the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and features t ...

, a monster in the ''Godzilla'' series * Malik Caesar, in the video game ''

Tales of Graces is an action role-playing game, action role-playing video game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Wii. It was initially only released in Japan in December 2009. It is the twenty-first main installment of ...

'' *

Caesar Flickerman The following is a list of characters in ''The Hunger Games'' novels, a series of young adult science fiction novels by Suzanne Collins whose original trilogy was later adapted into a series of feature films. Overview Main characters Kat ...

, in ''The Hunger Games'' * Caesar Salazar, in Cartoon Network's ''

Generator Rex ''Generator Rex'' is an American animated superhero television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network, with John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios as supervising producer. It is based on the comic '' M. Rex'', created by Aaron Sowd, ...

'' * Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, in the manga ''

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly manga magazine ''Ultra Jum ...

Battle Tendency is the second main story arc of the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized for around years in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 2, 1987, to March 27, 1989, fo ...

Literature

* ''Caesar'' (McCullough novel), a 1998 novel by Colleen McCullough * ''Caesar'' (Massie novel), a 1993 novel by Allan Massie * ''

Caesar, Life of a Colossus ''Caesar, Life of a Colossus'' is a biography of Julius Caesar written by Adrian Goldsworthy and published in 2006 by Yale University Press.''Caesar, Life of a Colossus''. Goldsworthy, Adrian. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. 519 pages. . I ...

'', a 2006 biography of Julius Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy

Music

Caesar (band) Caesar was a Dutch indie rock trio from Amsterdam, consisting of Roald van Oosten, Marit de Loos and Sem Bakker. The band was founded in 1994. Caesar released four studio albums, plus one retrospective release in 2006, ''Before My Band Explodes ...

, a Dutch indie rock band *

Caesars (band) Caesars were a Swedish indie rock band from Stockholm, formed in 1995. In their native country, the band was originally known as Caesars Palace, a name which was changed to avoid conflicting with the name of the Las Vegas hotel. In the rest of ...

, a Swedish garage rock band * "Caesar" (song), a 2010 song by I Blame Coco * "Caesar", a 1993 song by Iggy Pop from ''

American Caesar ''American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880–1964'' is a 1978 biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur by American historian William Manchester. Manchester paints a sympathetic but balanced portrait of MacArthur, praising the genera ...

Other uses in art and entertainment

* ''Caesar'' (Mercury Theatre), 1937 stage production of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre * ''Caesar'' (board game), a 1977 board wargame that simulates the Battle of Alesia * ''Caesar'' (video game), a 1992 city-building computer game * '' Caesar!'', a British series of radio plays by Mike Walker * ''The Caesars'' (TV series), a 1968 British television series *Dr.Caesar Salazar, supporting character of 2010 Cartoon Network show''

'', in which he is the title character's long-lost elder brother

Brands and enterprises

Caesar Film Caesar Film was an Italian film production and distribution Distribution may refer to: Mathematics *Distribution (mathematics), generalized functions used to formulate solutions of partial differential equations *Probability distribution, ...

, an Italian film company of the silent era * Caesars Entertainment (2020), a hotel and casino operator, among whose properties include: **

Caesars Atlantic City Caesars Atlantic City is a luxury hotel, casino, and destination spa, spa resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Like Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, it has an ancient Roman and Classical Greece, ancient Greek theme. Atlantic City' ...

, New Jersey, US **

Caesars Palace Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks. Caesar ...

, Las Vegas, Nevada, US ** Caesars Southern Indiana, Elizabeth, Indiana, US ** Caesars Tahoe, now MontBleu, Stateline, Nevada, US **

Caesars Windsor Caesars Windsor (formerly known as Casino Windsor) is a casino hotel located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four casino resort hotels in the Detroit–Windsor area and was opened in May 1994 as a temporary casino on the waterfront of th ...

, Ontario, Canada

Food and drinks

Caesar (cocktail) A Caesar is a cocktail created and consumed primarily in Canada. It typically contains vodka, Clamato, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce, and is served with ice in a large, celery salt- rimmed glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery ...

, a Canadian cocktail *

Caesar salad A Caesar salad (also spelled Cesar, César and Cesare), also known as Caesar's salad, is a green salad of romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with lemon juice (or lime juice), olive oil, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, garlic, Dijon ...

* Caesar's, Tijuana restaurant and birthplace of the eponymous salad *

Little Caesars Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. (doing business as Little Caesars) is an American multinational chain of Pizzeria, pizza restaurants that was formed in 1959. Little Caesars is the fourth largest pizza chain by total sales in the United States b ...

, a pizza chain

Military

CAESAR self-propelled howitzer The ''Camion Équipé d'un Système d'Artillerie'' (English: "Truck equipped with an artillery system") or CAESAR is a French 155 mm, 52-caliber self-propelled gun that can fire 39/52 caliber NATO-standard shells. It is installed on a 6x6 or ...

, a French artillery gun * HMS ''Caesar'', several ships of the Royal Navy *

Operation Caesar Operation Caesar () was a secret mission carried out by Germany in the Second World War to supply Japan with advanced technology. The operation failed due to the sinking of U-864 by a British submarine, the only known example of a submerged su ...

, a German World War II mission

Science and technology

CAESAR (spacecraft) CAESAR (Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return) is a sample-return mission concept to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The mission was proposed in 2017 to NASA's New Frontiers program mission 4, and on 20 December 2017 it was one of two ...

, a proposed NASA sample-return mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko *

Caesar cipher In cryptography, a Caesar cipher, also known as Caesar's cipher, the shift cipher, Caesar's code, or Caesar shift, is one of the simplest and most widely known encryption techniques. It is a type of substitution cipher in which each letter in t ...

, an encryption technique *

Caesarean section Caesarean section, also known as C-section, cesarean, or caesarean delivery, is the Surgery, surgical procedure by which one or more babies are Childbirth, delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen. It is often performed because va ...

(often simply called "a caesar"), surgically assisted birth procedure * Center of Advanced European Studies and Research * Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor, a nuclear reactor design * Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion * Ctgf/hcs24 CAESAR, a cis-acting RNA element * Euroradar CAPTOR, a radar system

Other uses

* Caesar (dog), a fox terrier owned by King Edward VII * ''Caesar'' (ship), three merchant ships and a privateer *

Caesar cut The Caesar cut is a hairstyle with short, horizontally straight cut bangs. The hair is layered to around all over. It is named after the Roman Emperor Augustus, whose images frequently depict him wearing his hair in such a manner. This haircut ...

, a hairstyle *

Nottingham Caesars The Nottingham Caesars are an American football team based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, who operate in the BAFA National Leagues NFC South 1, the second level of British American football. They are based at the David Ross Sports ...

, an American football team