In Ancient Rome, several men of the Julii Caesares family were named Lucius Julius Caesar. Distinct by their praenomen, "Lucius", none of these members of the Julii Caesares family can be confused with their distant relative and much more famous Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman who conquered Gaul, became dictator for life, and then was murdered by Roman senators.
Read more about Lucius Julius Caesar: Lucius Julius Caesar I, Lucius Julius Caesar II, Lucius Julius Caesar III, Lucius Julius Caesar IV, Lucius Julius Caesar V, Lucius Caesar
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“Experience is the teacher of all things.”
—Julius Caesar [Gaius Julius Caesar] (100–44 B.C.)
“In the most high and palmy state of Rome,
A little ere the mightiest Julius fell,
The graves stood tenantless and the sheeted dead
Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.”
—Julius Caesar [Gaius Julius Caesar] (100–44 B.C.)