From: frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote:
> The name Caesar (sp!) is quite interesting. It was the family name but
> because of the fame of Julius and Augustus (who was his adopted son), it
> became a prestige name which the later emperors adopted. From there it has
> changed into other royal names such as Czar and Kaiser. Numerous cities were
> also named Caesarea and the name lives on. In Turkey we have Kayseri; north
> of Jaffa is Qaisariyeh. The most unexpected transformation, in my opinion,
> is the Spanish city of Zaragoza - derived from Caesar Augustus.
It's not well known that Caesar (Julius, that is) became very fond of
reminiscing as he grew older. In fact he often talked of his "salad
days". After his death they became known as "Caesar Salad days" and
the rest is culinary history...
Uh, since he was born in 100BC, shouldn't that be "as he grew YOUNGER"?
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