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6-year-old girl denied passport because she’s named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character (nypost.com)

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[–] cjk@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 3 months ago (3 children)

His family name was Julius (because he was from the family of the Iulii). Caesar was a title and since Augustus became part of the name when the position was taken up.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Caesar was a title

Caesar became a title after the collapse of the Republic, largely because the Augustine line carried it forward as proof of legitimacy. There was no position of "Caeser" within the Roman Republic, just a family name dating back to Julius Caeser's great-grandfather.

[–] Taalen@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Well, technically both Julius and Caesar were his last names, Caesar was an extra name of unknown origin in his family branch. Since him it became a title.

[–] noli@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago

I stand corrected, thanks