Caesar

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Caesar or Cæsar may refer to the following:

[edit] Ancient Rome

The origin of the name 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 Julia, most famously

• Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC–44 BC) Roman general and dictator, hence
  • Julius Caesar (play), a tragedy by William Shakespeare
  • Julius Caesar (mini), a 2002 mini-series about Caesar, directed by Uli Edel
  • Caesar (novel), 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, nephew and adoptive son of the dictator
• Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
• Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus), fifth and final Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

• Other members of the Julii Caesares, the family from which the dictator came

Other ancient references to the name include

• Caesar (title), a title used by Roman Emperors and also Ottoman Turkish Emperors, related as well to "Tsar", "Kaiser" and "Kaisar"
• Lives of the Twelve Caesars, 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, each looking at a different Roman ruler.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Cuisine

• Caesar (cocktail), a cocktail made with vodka and Clamato that is popular primarily in Canada
• The Caesar salad, a salad named after restaurateur Caesar Cardini containing anchovies
• Little Caesars, a pizza restaurant chain

[edit] Culture

• Caesar (band), a indie rock band from Amsterdamn
• Caesars (band), a Swedish alternative rock band
• Caesars Casino, part of Harrah's Entertainment
  • Caesars Palace, a number of hotel/casino resorts
  • Caesars Windsor, a casino in Windsor Ontario, Canada
• The Caesar cut haircut, featuring hair cut extra low and evenly on all sides
• Caesar (computer game), a series of computer games
• CAESAR (Catalogue of Arcade Emulation Software - the Absolute Reference), an online database of arcade emulators
• Julius Caesar (1953 film) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
• Little Caesar, a 1931 crime film, by Mervyn LeRoy
• The Caesars. An ITV historical drama series.

[edit] Fictional characters

• Caesar the Geezer, the professional name of Chris Ryder, a British radio personality.
• Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar, a fictional character created by Mitchell and Webb
• Caesar (Xena), a fictionalized depiction of the dictator Caesar in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess
• Caesar (Planet of the Apes), the leader of the ape revolution in the Planet of the Apes film series
• King Caesar, a monster in the Godzilla movies

[edit] Military

• HMS Caesar, four ships of the Royal Navy.
• Caesar Kunikov, a Russian Navy big landing craft
• Camion équipé d'un système d'artillerie, an artillery gun used in France.
• Operation Caesar, a failed secret mission sanctioned by Germany during World War II.

[edit] People

• Caesar, duc de Choiseul (1602–1675), a French marshal and diplomatist
• Caesar Cardini (1896–1956), an Italian hotel owner, restaurateur, and chef in Tijuana, Mexico
• Caesar Lvovich Kunikov - Soviet commanding officer, a Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Caesar Takeshi, Japanese kickboxer
• Pogus Caesar, a British artist, television producer and director
• Gus Caesar, an English football (soccer) player
• Ivan Caesar, (1967-2008), American football player
• Shirley Caesar, an American singer
• Sid Caesar, United States comedian and television personality of the 1950s

[edit] Places

• Caesar, Zimbabwe, a town in Zimbabwe

[edit] Science

• the Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor, a steam-moderated nuclear reactor design.
• Caesar cipher, an encryption technique used by the Roman dictator on military campaigns
• The Center of Advanced European Studies and Research, an international research center in Bonn, Germany.
• Caesarean section, a surgical procedure to deliver a baby when a normal birth is difficult.
• Ctgf/hcs24 CAESAR, the name given to a cis-acting RNA element
• CAESAR (CAPTOR Active Electronically Scanning Array Radar), a development of the Euroradar CAPTOR incorporating Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology.

[edit] See also

• Julius Caesar (disambiguation)
• Cesar, Cesare, Kaiser, Qaisar, Tsar and Czar are all variant spellings of the name
• Seasar, an open source web application framework, which may be pronounced similarly.
• Caesarea (disambiguation), name of several cities derived from "Caesar"

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