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  Caesar or Cæsar may refer to the following:

Ancient Rome

The origin of the name
Caesar (title)

Caesar , Latin: Caesar , is a title of emperor character. It derives from the Roman naming convention#Cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator....
 has been much disputed, even in antiquity. It is probably not related to the root "to cut", a possible etymology for Caesarian section.

It was borne by many members of the ancient Roman Gens
Gens

In ancient Rome, a gens was a clan, caste, or group of families, that shared a common name and a belief in a common ancestor. In the Roman naming convention, the second name was the name of the gens to which the person belonged....
 Julia
Julius

Julius is the nomen of the gens Julia, an important patrician family of ancient Rome supposed to have descended from Julus, and thus from the goddess Venus ....
, most famously

  • Gaius Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar

    'Gaius Julius Caesar' , July 13, 100 BC ? March 15, 44 BC,) was a Roman Republic military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
     (100 BC–44 BC) Roman general and dictator, hence
    • Julius Caesar (play)
      Julius Caesar (play)

      Julius Caesar is a Shakespearean tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the conspiracy against the Roman Empire dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination and its aftermath....
      , a tragedy by William Shakespeare
    • Julius Caesar (mini), a 2002 mini-series about Caesar, directed by Uli Edel
    • Caesar (novel)
      Caesar (novel)

      ?Caesar is the fifth historical novel in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series....
      , an historical novel by Colleen McCullough
  • Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul of Asia, 90s BC), father of the dictator
  • Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, the first Roman Emperor
    Roman Emperor

    The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office: Latin language titles such as imperator , Augustus , Caesar and princeps were all associated with it....
    , nephew and adoptive son of the dictator
  • Tiberius Claudius
    Claudius

    Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, AD 41 to his death in AD 54....
     Caesar Augustus Germanicus, fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
  • Nero
    Nero

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty....
     Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus), fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.


  • Other members of the Julii Caesares
    Julii Caesares

    A subdivision of the patrician Julius family in the Roman Republic, the beginnings of the Julian side of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. All its members had the Roman naming convention#Nomen gentile Julius and the Roman naming convention#cognomen Caesar and can only be told apart by numbers and differing Roman naming convention#Praenomen....
    , the family from which the dictator came


Other ancient references to the name include

  • Caesar (title)
    Caesar (title)

    Caesar , Latin: Caesar , is a title of emperor character. It derives from the Roman naming convention#Cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator....
    , a title used by Roman Emperors and also Ottoman Turkish Emperors, related as well to "Tsar", "Kaiser" and "Kaisar"
  • Lives of the Twelve Caesars
    Lives of the Twelve Caesars

    De vita Caesarum commonly known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 Roman Emperor of the Roman Empire written by Suetonius....
    , a book written by Suetonius on Julius Caesar and the eleven emperors after him
  • Caesar!, a series of plays on BBC Radio 4 written by Mike Walker
    Mike Walker (radio dramatist)

    Mike Walker is a radio dramatist and feature and documentary writer. His radio work includes both original plays and adaptations of novels, classical and modern....
    , each looking at a different Roman ruler.


Cuisine

  • Caesar (cocktail)
    Caesar (cocktail)

    A Caesar, sometimes referred to as a Bloody Caesar, after the similar Bloody Mary , is a cocktail popular mainly in Canada. It typically contains vodka, clamato , Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, and is served on the rocks in a large, celery salt-glass rimmer glass, and typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime ....
    , a cocktail made with vodka and Clamato that is popular primarily in Canada
  • The Caesar salad
    Caesar salad

    A typical Caesar salad comprises romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg , Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper originally prepared tableside....
    , a salad named after restaurateur Caesar Cardini containing anchovies
  • Little Caesars
    Little Caesars

    Little Caesars is a pizza restaurant chain in the United States. It is estimated to be the 4th largest pizza chain in the United States. However the company claims to be the largest carry-out pizza chain in the world....
    , a pizza restaurant chain


Culture

  • Caesar (band)
    Caesar (band)

    Caesar was an 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 indie rock band from Amsterdam
  • Caesars (band), a Swedish alternative rock band
  • Caesars Casino, part of Harrah's Entertainment
    • Caesars Palace
      Caesars Palace

      Caesars Palace, is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an Unincorporated area township in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area....
      , a number of hotel/casino resorts
    • Caesars Windsor
      Caesars Windsor

      Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Ontario is one of four casinos in the Detroit-Windsor area. Owned by the Government of Ontario , it is operated by Harrah's Entertainment....
      , a casino in Windsor Ontario, Canada
      Canada

      Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  • The Caesar cut
    Caesar cut

    The Caesar cut is a men's hairstyle with a short, horizontally straight cut fringe. The hair is layered to around 2-5 cm all over. It is named after Julius Caesar, whose images frequently depict him wearing his hair in such a manner....
     haircut, featuring hair cut extra low and evenly on all sides
  • Caesar (computer game), a series of computer games
  • , an online database of arcade emulators
  • Julius Caesar (1953 film)
    Julius Caesar (1953 film)

    Julius Caesar is an MGM film adaptation of the Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the uncredited screenplay, and produced by John Houseman....
     by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz

    Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an United States Academy Award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer....
  • Little Caesar
    Little Caesar

    Little Caesar may refer to:* Little Caesar , a 1929 novel by William R. Burnett** Little Caesar , a 1931 film based on the novel* Little Caesar , a hard rock band...
    , a 1931 crime film, by Mervyn LeRoy
    Mervyn LeRoy

    Mervyn LeRoy was an Academy Award-winning United States film director, film producer and sometime actor....
  • The Caesars
    The Caesars (TV series)

    The Caesars is a United Kingdom television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968. Made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, it covered similar dramatic territory to the later BBC adaptation of I, Claudius , dealing with the lives of the emperors of Ancient Rome....
    . An ITV
    ITV

    ITV is a public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television network of British television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC....
     historical drama series.


Fictional characters

  • Caesar the Geezer
    Caesar the Geezer

    Chris Ryder aka Caesar the Geezer aka Caesar The Boogieman AKA Deck Rider is a British radio personality of Greek descent, A friend of Kenny Everett, Caesar emulated Everett's use of imaginative and catchy jingles within his show....
    , the professional name of Chris Ryder, a British radio personality.
  • Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar, a fictional character created by Mitchell and Webb
  • Caesar (Xena)
    Caesar (Xena)

    Caesar is a fictional character from the television series Xena: Warrior Princess loosely based on Julius Caesar. He is portrayed by New Zealand actor Karl Urban....
    , a fictionalized depiction of the dictator Caesar in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess
  • Caesar (Planet of the Apes)
    Caesar (Planet of the Apes)

    Milo, better known as Caesar, is the son of talking chimpanzees Cornelius and Zira , in the Planet of the Apes movie series. He is the leader of the ape revolution in the fourth entry, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and the ruler of Ape City in the fifth and final film, Battle for the Planet of the Apes....
    , the leader of the ape revolution in the Planet of the Apes film series
  • King Caesar
    King Caesar

    is a fictional Kaiju from the Toho produced Godzilla series. Caesar's appearance was inspired by the Shisa, a beast that looks like a combination between a dog and a lion....
    , a monster in the Godzilla movies
  • Road Caesar, the combined form of the Autobot Brainmasters: Blacker, Laster and Braver from the Japanese exclusive anime, Transformers Victory.


Military

  • HMS Caesar
    HMS Caesar

    Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Caesar, after the Roman general and dictator Julius Caesar.* A Caesar was ordered as a 74-gun 3rd rate from Plymouth Dockyard in 1777, but construction was cancelled in 1783....
    , four ships of the Royal Navy.
  • Caesar Kunikov
    Caesar Kunikov (ship)

    Caesar Kunikov is a Russian military ship of big Landing craft type .Ship launched in 1986. Project no. 775.She's currently in service at Black Sea Fleet of Russian Navy ....
    , a Russian Navy big landing craft
  • Camion équipé d'un système d'artillerie, an artillery gun used in France.
  • Operation Caesar
    Operation Caesar

    Operation Caesar was a secret mission carried out by Nazi German in World War II to supply Germany's faltering ally, Empire of Japan, with advanced technology to fuel their war machine....
    , a failed secret mission sanctioned by Germany during World War II.


People

  • Caesar, duc de Choiseul
    Caesar, duc de Choiseul

    C?sar, duc de Choiseul, comte du Plessis-Praslin , was a Marshal of France and French diplomat, generally known for the best part of his life as the mar?chal du Plessis-Praslin....
     (1602–1675), a French marshal and diplomatist
  • Caesar Cardini
    Caesar Cardini

    Cesare Cardini was an Italian Mexican restaurateur, chef, and hotel owner, who is credited with creating the Caesar salad.He was born in the region of Lago Maggiore and had at least four siblings: Alessandro, Carlotta, Caudencio and Maria....
     (1896–1956), an Italian hotel owner, restaurateur, and chef in Tijuana, Mexico
  • Caesar Lvovich Kunikov
    Caesar Lvovich Kunikov

    Caesar Lvovich Kunikov ? was a officer in the Soviet Army. He served as commanding officer of a landing party that recaptured the beach-head at Malaya Zemlya during the Great Patriotic War ....
     - Soviet commanding officer, a Hero of the Soviet Union.
  • Caesar Takeshi
    Caesar Takeshi

    Caesar Takeshi is a Japanese former professional kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing. His real name is Tomofumi Murata . He also has tried acting on movies....
    , Japanese kickboxer
  • Pogus Caesar
    Pogus Caesar

    Pogus Caesar is a United Kingdom artist, television producer and director. He was born Pogus Elroy Caesar in St Kitts, West Indies, and grew up in Birmingham, England....
    , a British artist, television producer and director
  • Gus Caesar
    Gus Caesar

    Augustus Cassius "Gus" Caesar is an England former football player....
    , an English football (soccer) player
  • Ivan Caesar
    Ivan Caesar

    Ivan Orsen Caesar Jr. was an United States American football linebacker who played one season with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League as well as four seasons in the Arena Football League....
    , (1967-2008), American football player
  • Shirley Caesar
    Shirley Caesar

    Shirley Caesar is an American Gospel music singer. She is a multi-award winner with eleven Grammy awards and seven Dove awards to her credit. She is a graduate of Shaw University with a degree in Business Administration....
    , an American singer
  • Sid Caesar
    Sid Caesar

    Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar is an Emmy Award-winning United States comic actor and writer known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, and to younger generations as Coach Calhoun in Grease and Grease 2....
    , United States comedian and television personality of the 1950s
  • Mao "Caesar" Li
    Top Combine

    Top Combine is a Mandopop boy band. They are the first music group managed by People's Republic of China to have members of both Chinese people and Koreans descent, but the second overall to debut in the Chinese music industry....
    , member of Mandopop boy band, Top Combine


Places

  • Caesar, Zimbabwe
    Caesar, Zimbabwe

    Caesar is a village in the province of Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mvurwi Range about 12 km south of the Mutorashanga Pass in the Makonde district....
    , a town in Zimbabwe


Science

  • the Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor
    Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor

    The Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor is a nuclear reactor concept that uses steam as a neutron moderator. Steam's density can be controlled very finely so, according to its developer Dr....
    , a steam-moderated nuclear reactor design.
  • Caesar cipher
    Caesar cipher

    In cryptography, a Caesar cipher, also known as a Caesar's cipher, the shift cipher, Caesar's code or Caesar shift, is one of the simplest and most widely known encryption techniques....
    , an encryption technique used by the Roman dictator on military campaigns
  • The Center of Advanced European Studies and Research
    Center of Advanced European Studies and Research

    Research center caesar was founded in 1995 as part of the compensatory actions under the Berlin/Bonn law, which were intended to support structural change in the region of the former capital....
    , an international research center in Bonn, Germany.
  • Caesarean section
    Caesarean section

    File:Cesarian the moment of birth3.jpgA Caesarean section , also known as C-section or Caesar, is a surgery procedure in which incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more infant....
    , a surgical procedure to deliver a baby when a normal birth is difficult.
  • Ctgf/hcs24 CAESAR
    Ctgf/hcs24 CAESAR

    ctgf/hcs24 CAESAR is the name given to the cis-acting element identified in the 3' UTR of the human connective tissue growth factor messenger RNA....
    , the name given to a cis-acting RNA element
  • CAESAR (CAPTOR Active Electronically Scanning Array Radar), a development of the Euroradar CAPTOR
    Euroradar CAPTOR

    The Euroradar CAPTOR is a next generation mechanical multi-mode pulse Doppler effect radar designed for the Eurofighter Typhoon.The radar is produced by the Euroradar consortium and is a development of the BAE Systems Blue Vixen radar, developed for the BAE Sea Harrier....
     incorporating Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology.


See also

  • Julius Caesar (disambiguation)
    Julius Caesar (disambiguation)

    Gaius Julius Caesar the Dictator was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men of classical antiquity. Attempted to be the first emperor of Rome....
  • Cesar
    Cesar

    Cesar may refer to:*C?sar Augusto da Silva Lemos, Brazilian footballer, also known as C?sar Maluco*C?sar Baldaccini, French sculptor*C?sar Castro, Brazilian diver...
    , Cesare
    Cesare

    Cesare, the Italians version of the given name Caesar, may refer to:* Giuseppe Cesare Abba , Italian patriot and writer* Cesare Battisti * Cesare Borgia , Italian general and statesman...
    , Kaiser
    Kaiser

    Kaiser is the German language title meaning "Emperor", with Kaiserin being the female equivalent, "Empress". It is directly derived from the Latin Emperors' Caesar , which in turn is derived from the name of Julius Caesar....
    , Qaisar
    Qaisar

    Qaisar is the Arabic version of the name Caesar and it is used as a given name in the Middle East and Afghanistan. The Ancient Rome and later Byzantine Empire emperors were called Qaisar-e-Rum by the Arab people and Persian people....
    , Tsar
    Tsar

    Tsar or czar , occasionally spelled csar or tzar in English language, is a slavs term designating certain monarchs.Originally, the title Czar meant Emperor in the European medieval sense of the term, that is, a ruler who has the same rank as a Ancient Rome or Byzantine emperor due to recognition by another emperor or...
     and Czar are all variant spellings of the name
  • Seasar
    Seasar

    Seasar2 is an open source application framework similar to theSpring Framework . Initially, it was developed for the Java platform by Yasuo Higa, but .NET_Framework and PHP platforms are currently supported as well....
    , an open source web application framework, which may be pronounced similarly.
  • Caesarea (disambiguation)
    Caesarea (disambiguation)

    Caesarea, a city name derived from "Caesar", was the name of numerous cities and locations in the Roman Empire, many of which bear different names at present ....
    , name of several cities derived from "Caesar"