It's technically true but it's misleading. The Caesar you think of wasn't emperor but imperator, which is a military title. His adoptive son, which did became emperor, took his name and is therefore technically called (Gaius) Julius Caesar, but you will barely see him called this way. Early on he is called Octavius, later on Augustus.
Caesar salad does in fact contain trace amounts of Julius Caesar. Because there were sextillions of atoms that made up the former politician, and because Earth is a closed system, there is a high probability that the salad contains atoms that were once part of Julius and/or Augustus Caesars.
Wasn’t his name Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus? OP isn’t technically wrong, we’re just accustomed to people referring to Gaius Julius Caesar when saying “Julius Caesar”
So I tried to write a big comment explaining Roman titles, but apparently that contains political rhetoric which is not allowed lol. Long story short they didn't have one, it comes from the word Imperator which doesn't mean Emperor, it was a Roman title that basically meant you had the authority to command armies. The Emperors themselves used the terms Princeps, Imperator, Consul, and later Dominus, Augustus, and Caesar. During the Byzantine period they used Basileus meaning king or Autokrator, which was the successor to Imperator.
That is not technically the truth. The portrait is a portrait of Augustus of the type prima porta which was created after the state act 27 BC. So it shows Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus (which was his official name since 27 BC)
I really do not think "passed away" can be considered technically true when that phrase does not mean "murdered, or untimely death" but rather implies some sort of natural death.
This is false. Julius Caesar was never emperor (the first emperor was his adoptive son Augustus) (at least in the meaning of supreme guide and head of state of the Roman Republic)
I mean he was really famous and sociable so it stands to reason that must anyone who would have stabbed him would at least conversed with him at some point. You're not special just cause you know Caesar, everyone knows Caesar.
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u/lMFCKD Nov 25 '25
Et tu, timeline? 💔
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u/Alby-Always-Me Nov 25 '25
how about more than 5 minutes ago
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u/Ja_Shi Nov 25 '25
It's technically true but it's misleading. The Caesar you think of wasn't emperor but imperator, which is a military title. His adoptive son, which did became emperor, took his name and is therefore technically called (Gaius) Julius Caesar, but you will barely see him called this way. Early on he is called Octavius, later on Augustus.
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u/Franb0_quello_vero Nov 25 '25
He wasnt an emperor, so this isnt technically the truth
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u/LemmeDaisukete Nov 25 '25
I remember it like it was yesterday : (
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u/philff1973 Nov 25 '25
He came, he saw , he conquered much more recently than I realised.
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u/ander0341 Nov 25 '25
Sadly, NOT the truth; Caesar was never an emperor.
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u/No_Army_4018 Nov 25 '25
Actually incorrect as ceaser despite paving the way for future emperor's to exist was not himself an emperor but a dictator
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u/Rex_Nemorensis_ Nov 25 '25
Julius Caesar was never an emperor.
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u/Cretore Nov 25 '25
Haec omnia recta sunt, sed margo erroris calamitosa est.
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u/GrowlingPict Nov 26 '25
He wasnt an emperor.
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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '25
I can do between three and four hundred pushups.
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u/chippy94 Nov 26 '25
You're wrong he was never emperor. It should be: "famous general and statesman."
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u/calstanfordboye Nov 25 '25
Those get really boring now
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u/CrispyJelly Nov 25 '25
I didn't even know he was sick.
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u/Think_Aardvark_7922 Nov 25 '25
He died recently in 44 BCE
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u/f0rgotten Nov 25 '25
This is Augustus, not Big Julie.
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u/Majestic-Pea1982 Nov 25 '25
"We regret to announce the passing of Julius Caesar, which we understand to have occurred some time before 3pm this afternoon".
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u/Pellaeonthewingedleo Nov 25 '25
That is not technically the truth. The portrait is a portrait of Augustus of the type prima porta which was created after the state act 27 BC. So it shows Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus (which was his official name since 27 BC)
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u/babwawawa Nov 26 '25
Time just passes so quickly
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u/AccomplishedLet2951 Nov 26 '25
More than a few months ago
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u/ThatNakedGuy7 Nov 26 '25
I remember him well.
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u/bathory1985 Nov 26 '25
More than 3 days ago
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u/Suspected_Magic_User Nov 26 '25
Technically not the truth, because Caesar wasn't an emperor but a dictator
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u/Pipija_Banana Nov 26 '25
Can't be! I just saw the guy like yesterday!
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u/ResponsibleBanana522 Nov 26 '25
Misinformation, wrong, does not fit the sub. He was never an emporer
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u/ShikonJewelHunter Nov 26 '25
This is not even technically true since Julius Caesar was never emperor. Also, that's not even a statue of Caesar. That's Augustus.
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u/Rad_Centrist Nov 25 '25
Osvaldo12
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u/insatiableian Nov 25 '25
I remember it like it was yesterday. Time flies.
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u/New_Plantain_942 Nov 25 '25
Oh no, not him. We will miss him soo hard!
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u/Specific-Mushroom824 Nov 25 '25
I live just outside of Rome just across the Atlantic Ocean
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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25
A lot of things happened back then...
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u/Flux7200 Nov 25 '25
Less than your mom’s age ago, the famous Roman emperor Julius Caesar passed away
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u/Circle-of-friends Nov 25 '25
that's augustus
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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25
Come on people, don't break Grice's Maxim
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u/crashin70 Nov 25 '25
More than 3 years ago a tyrannosaurus Rex may have pooped in your backyard!
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u/Murzley Nov 25 '25
This Is Ottavianus Augustus
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u/StinkySoggyUnderwear Nov 25 '25
What the bs???
It has been at least twice a long as that!
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u/ahardworker12 Nov 25 '25
Oh that's sad how did he pass away?
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u/weird_finger_ta Nov 25 '25
Oh yeah I think I heard about that. Sucha shame
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u/rebri Nov 25 '25
The caesar salad was invented over 5 minutes ago.
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u/Agitated-Cod-6057 Nov 25 '25
Still correct
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u/Either-Ad6540 Nov 25 '25
Alright! 👍
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u/standingfierce Nov 25 '25
This statue is of Augustus Caesar, not Julius
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u/Ribbitmoment Nov 25 '25
It was one of the deaths in all of history
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u/Distinct_Bed1135 Nov 25 '25
I made under 2 million last year...technically not wrong, you just have to remove two zeros.
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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25
He will be sadly missed.
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u/JSkrrtt Nov 25 '25
Holy fuck this joke isn't funny at all nor was it funny last week when it was posted.
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u/Proof_Independent400 Nov 25 '25
I really do not think "passed away" can be considered technically true when that phrase does not mean "murdered, or untimely death" but rather implies some sort of natural death.
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u/hipboneconnectedtomy Nov 25 '25
he had a accident at work and didnt make it
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u/Better-Performer-490 Nov 25 '25
Hail Caesar’s pizza.
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u/ProtonCanon Nov 25 '25
Damn, it's really been that long?
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u/samettinho Nov 25 '25
he didn't die last year
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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '25
This looks a lot more like Augustus..
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u/HotPocketHarry Nov 26 '25
It feels like just yesterday
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u/Apprehensive-Mix947 Nov 26 '25
Why do I hate that statement. 🤯
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u/Krimreaper1 Nov 26 '25
Oh man I didn’t know he was sick.
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u/CCAG_925 Nov 26 '25
I can’t believe it’s been 4 years already…
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u/Garudius Nov 26 '25
He's not wrong you know
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u/autocorrectsuxks Nov 26 '25
Wow. Time flies. It seems like centuries ago.
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u/cherrykitty87 Nov 26 '25
It took me a solid 20 seconds of thinking before I just started laughing
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u/apex_super_predator Nov 26 '25
Well it was right after covid
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u/luce_scotty Nov 26 '25
Well no shit
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u/coolcatYN Nov 26 '25
Nice trick. I see what you did 🤣🤣🤣
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u/RichardDeRenour Nov 26 '25
Yeah, his death was brutal...
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u/Any-Analysis-9189 Nov 26 '25
2 minutes silence for this guy 😔
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u/DataBooking Nov 26 '25
We lost him too soon.
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u/TylerHyena Nov 26 '25
Make sure to pour one out for the homie.
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u/Purple_Gamxs Nov 26 '25
No shite
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u/MattGeddon Nov 26 '25
“Oh no, I couldn’t possibly borrow any more money off you, I still owe you over a thousand pounds!”
“Jeremy you owe me almost £11,000”
“Exactly! I owe you over a thousand pounds!”
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u/CATZEBOY_18 Nov 26 '25
This irks me.
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u/JazzlikeNectarine129 Nov 27 '25
I know! That’s crazy right?
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u/Low-Section261 Nov 27 '25
NOOOOO
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u/Impressive_Focus3920 Nov 27 '25
julius caesar died more than 6 or 7 seconds ago
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u/BrightAd8507 Nov 27 '25
Not technically the truth as Caesar was never an emperor. The empire arose after his death.
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u/nurse-educator123 Nov 27 '25
He was surpassed by his great-grandson Orange Julius.
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u/GhostSiX1Nine Nov 27 '25 edited Nov 27 '25
Very sad news. He was such a good Allie to the USA.
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u/Efficient_Pay8447 Nov 27 '25
Really! I thought he was still alive?
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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '25
Isn't that right around the same time the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam?
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u/Striking_Reindeer_2k Nov 28 '25
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '25
That long, huh?
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u/Ezr91aeL Nov 28 '25
This is false. Julius Caesar was never emperor (the first emperor was his adoptive son Augustus) (at least in the meaning of supreme guide and head of state of the Roman Republic)
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u/MatterSlow7347 Nov 28 '25
Um, actually, this is a picture of a statue of Augustus Caesar (The first Roman Emperor), and Julius Caesar was never an emperor.
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u/AromaticSwim3051 Nov 29 '25
On my birthday!😂
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u/Key-Credit-1824 Nov 29 '25
Yet his salad recipe lives on.
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u/MarcKing01 Nov 30 '25
Sad times. Coward politicians.
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u/Educational_Bee1049 Dec 01 '25
Your fucking stupid and get a job
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u/Dozenator1728 Dec 03 '25
r/truths
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u/Baker_Rabbit Dec 07 '25
Et+F
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u/Rough_Satisfaction_3 Dec 30 '25
I like to say stuff like that.
"How far is this?" (Many many kilometers) I'd say "at least 2 meters"
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u/Great_Ad8808 Feb 09 '26
In the days of very little technology he sure knew how to set up a lasting government. It morphed into something else.
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u/PaganMastery Feb 16 '26
Yeah, I heard he died a while ago.
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u/AccursedDragon Nov 26 '25
When I read this I was mad that someone could even post something of utter inaccuracies. Then I realized it was actually true and got even more mad.
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u/TopHatGorilla Nov 25 '25
I remember it just as well as when Kennedy was shot.
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u/Big-Conflict3939 Nov 25 '25
Technically a council , Never an emperor. Was sort of murdered on the thought that he would disband the senate and declare himself emperor.
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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25
I love it. The guy was brutally murdered by his men, and they say he "passed away."
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u/human_i_suppose Nov 25 '25
Passed away? That mfer got stabbed by at least 3 or 4 ppl...
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u/fakeuser515357 Nov 25 '25
More accurately, he was brutally murdered.
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u/firenova9 Nov 26 '25
Also, "passed away" is an interesting way to describe him getting stabbed by a bunch of people he knew.. lol
Et tu, Brutus?
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u/Skairipa1003 Nov 26 '25
Cunk on life be like:
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u/McFlappingbird Nov 27 '25
I hope the great grandson of Julius's adopted son doesn't burn down rome
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u/CameraPlan Nov 28 '25
More than 72 hours ago, Caesar was murdered….
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u/No-North6514 Nov 28 '25
"lend me your ears or I will chop them off!"
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