Caesar

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Caesar may refer to the following:

Related to Ancient Roman rulers

• Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC–44 BC), a famous politician and military leader.
• Caesar (title), a title used by Roman Emperors
• many members of the Julian family
  • He used the Caesar cipher in his military campaigns.
  • Julius Caesar (play), a tragedy by William Shakespeare
  • Julius Caesar (mini), a 2002 mini-series about Caesar, directed by Uli Edel. Principal actors were Richard Harris and Christopher Walken.
• Augustus Caesar, adopted son of Julius and first Roman Emperor.
• Lives of the Twelve Caesars, a book written by Suetonius on Julius Caesar and the eleven emperors after him.

In reference to notable 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.
• Pogus Caesar, a British artist, television producer and director.
• Caesars (band), a Swedish alternative rock band.
• Gus Caesar, an English football (soccer) player.

Other uses include

• Caesar (cocktail), a cocktail made with vodka and Clamato that is popular primarily in Canada.
• the Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor, a steam-moderated nuclear reactor design.
• The Caesar salad, a salad named after the above Caesar Cardini..
• The Caesar cut is a haircut, featuring hair cut extra low and evenly on all sides.
• Caesar (computer game), a series of computer games.
• 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.
• HMS Caesar, four ships of the Royal Navy.
• Little Caesar, a 1931 crime film.
• Little Caesars a pizza restaurant chain.
• Caesar, Zimbabwe, a town in Zimbabwe
• Canon équipé d'un système d'artillerie, an artillery gun used in France.
• Caesars Palace, an upscale hotel and resort located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• King Caesar a dog/lion/bat/golem kaiju

See also

• Cesar, Kaiser, Tzar and Czar are all variant spellings of the name.