Caesar
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People
- Julius CaesarJulius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
(100–44 BC), Roman general and dictator - Augustus Caesar (63 BC-14 AD), adoptive son of the above and first Roman Emperor
- Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul) (140–85 BC), father of the dictator
- Other members of the Julii CaesaresJulii CaesaresJulii Caesares is a subdivision of the patrician Julii family in the Roman Republic, and the beginnings of the Julian side of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty...
, the family from which the dictator came - Caesar (title)Caesar (title)Caesar is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator...
, a title used by Roman and Byzantine Emperors and also at times by the Ottoman Turkish Emperors - Caesar, duc de ChoiseulCaesar, duc de ChoiseulCésar, duc de Choiseul, comte du Plessis-Praslin was a Marshal of France and French diplomat, generally known for the best part of his life as the maréchal du Plessis-Praslin....
(1602–1675), French marshal and diplomatist - Caesar the GeezerCaesar the GeezerChris Ryder also known as Caesar the Geezer, Caesar the Boogieman, and Deck Rider is a British radio personality of Greek descent, A friend of Kenny Everett, Caesar emulated Everett's use of imaginative and catchy jingles within his show...
(born 1958), British radio personality
Given name
- Caesar CardiniCaesar CardiniCesare Cardini was an Italian American restaurateur, chef, and hotel owner, who is credited with creating the Caesar salad....
(1896–1956), Italian hotel owner, restaurateur, and chef in Tijuana, Mexico - Caesar Lvovich KunikovCaesar Lvovich KunikovCaesar Lvovich Kunikov — was a officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry. He served as commanding officer of a landing party that recaptured the beach-head at Malaya Zemlya during the German-Soviet War...
(1909–1943), officer in the Soviet Union - "Caesar" Li Mao, member of Mandopop boy band Top CombineTop CombineTop Combine is a Mandopop boy band. The group consists of the members Bird Zhang, Caesar Li, Mars Ma, Kenny Liu, and Tanas Kim. All were professionally trained in singing, dancing, modeling, and language. With the exception of Kim, the other four members of Top Combine were all 2007 contestants...
- Caesar RodneyCaesar RodneyCaesar Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, east of Dover...
(1728–1784), signer of the American Declaration of Independence 1776 - Caesar TakeshiCaesar TakeshiCaesar Takeshi is a Japanese former kickboxer and the founder of shoot boxing.- Career :*Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Welterweight champion *Asia Pacific Kickboxing Federation Middleweight champion...
, Japanese kickboxer - Cesar RomeroCesar RomeroCesar Julio Romero, Jr. was an American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years...
(1907–1994), Cuban-American film and television actor
Surname
- Arthur CaesarArthur CaesarArthur Caesar was a screenwriter. Romanian by birth, and brother of the songwriter Irving Caesar, Caesar first started writing Hollywood movies in 1924. Most of his movies were in the B-movie category...
(1892–1953), American screenwriter - Bill CaesarBill CaesarWilliam Cecil Caesar, born at Clapham, London on 25 November 1899 and died at Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, on 5 April 1988, played first-class cricket for Surrey in one match in 1922 and then, 24 years later, in three matches for Somerset in 1946....
(1899–1988), English cricketer - David CaesarDavid CaesarDavid Caesar is an Australian television and film director and writer.He grew up in Turlinjah on the south coast of NSW and attended school in nearby Moruya where he was school captain in his senior year....
, Australian television/film director and writer - Gus CaesarGus CaesarPogus Cassius "Gus" Caesar is an English former football player.-Youth and career at Arsenal:Born in Tottenham, London, Caesar joined Arsenal in August 1982, turning professional in February 1984...
(born 1966), English footballer - Irving CaesarIrving CaesarIrving Caesar was an American lyricist and theater composer who wrote lyrics for "Swanee," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Crazy Rhythm," and "Tea for Two," one of the most frequently recorded tunes ever written. He was born and died in New York.Caesar, the son of Morris Keiser, a Romanian Jew, was...
(1895–1996), American lyricist and theater composer - Ivan CaesarIvan CaesarIvan Orsen Caesar Jr. was an American football linebacker who played one season with the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL as well as four seasons in the Arena Football League...
(1967–2008), American football player - Pogus CaesarPogus CaesarPogus Caesar is a British artist, television producer and director. He was born in St Kitts, West Indies, and grew up in Birmingham, England.-History:...
, British artist, television producer and director - Shirley CaesarShirley CaesarShirley Ann Caesar is an American Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned six decades...
(born 1938), American singer - Sid CaesarSid CaesarIsaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar is an Emmy award winning American comic actor and writer known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, and to younger generations as Coach Calhoun in Grease and Grease 2.- Early life :Caesar was born in Yonkers, New York,...
(born 1922), American comedian and television personality
Media and entertainment
- Caesar (novel)Caesar (novel)Caesar: Let the Dice Fly is the fifth historical novel in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series.-Plot summary:The novel opens in 54 BC, with Caesar in the middle of his epochal Gallic campaigns, having just invaded Britannia...
, by Colleen McCullough - "Caesar" (song)Caesar (song)"Caesar" is a song by the English band I Blame Coco from their debut album, The Constant. Produced by Klas Åhlund, the track features Swedish singer Robyn and was released as the album's lead single on 31 January 2010...
, the debut single from I Blame Coco featuring Robyn - Caesar (band)Caesar (band)Caesar was an indie rock trio from Amsterdam consisting of Roald van Oosten, Marit de Loos and Sem Bakker. The band was founded in 1994. Caesar released four studio albums, plus one retrospective release in 2006, Before My Band Explodes....
, an indie rock band from Amsterdam - Caesars (band), a Swedish indie rock band
- Caesar (video game)Caesar (video game)Caesar is a city-building computer game where the player undertakes the role of a Roman governor, building ancient Roman cities.Released in 1992 on the Amiga, ported the next year to Atari ST, PC and Macintosh, the game was similar to SimCity...
, the first in a series of city-building games - The Caesars (TV series)The Caesars (TV series)The Caesars is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968. Made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, it covered similar dramatic territory to the later BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, dealing with the lives of the emperors of...
, a 1968 British television series - Caesar: An Empire Without End, a series of radio plays for the BBC by Mike WalkerMike Walker (radio dramatist)Mike Walker is a radio dramatist and feature and documentary writer. His radio work includes both original plays and adaptations of novels, classical and modern...
- Caesars Entertainment (disambiguation)
Characters
- Caesar (Planet of the Apes)
- Caesar (Xena)Caesar (Xena)Caesar is a fictional character from the television series Xena: Warrior Princess loosely based on Julius Caesar. He is portrayed by New Zealand actor Karl Urban. Caesar is a recurring antagonist in seasons two and three, with a guest appearance in season six as well as being the main antagonist of...
, a character in Xena: Warrior Princess loosely based on Julius Caesar - King CaesarKing Caesaris a fictional Kaiju from the Toho produced Godzilla series. King Caesar's appearance was inspired by the Shisa, a beast that looks like a combination between a dog and a lion. It first appeared in the 1974 Showa film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla...
, a monster in the Godzilla series - Caesar, the leader of Ceasar's Legion in Fallout New Vegas
Military
- HMS CaesarHMS CaesarFour ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Caesar, after the Roman general and dictator Julius Caesar.* Caesar was ordered as a 74-gun third rate from Plymouth Dockyard in 1777, but construction was cancelled in 1783....
, several ships of the Royal Navy - CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, a French artillery gun
- Operation CaesarOperation CaesarOperation Caesar was a secret mission carried out by Germany in World War II to supply Germany's faltering ally, Japan, with advanced technology to fuel their war machine...
, a German World War II mission
Food
- Caesar (cocktail)Caesar (cocktail)A Caesar or Bloody Caesar is a cocktail created and primarily consumed in Canada. It typically contains vodka, Clamato , hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce, and is served with ice in a large, celery salt-rimmed glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime.It was invented in...
, a Canadian cocktail - Caesar saladCaesar saladA Caesar salad is a salad of romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and black pepper. It may be prepared tableside.-History:...
- Little CaesarsLittle CaesarsLittle Caesars is a pizza chain, estimated to be the 4th largest in the United States. The Little Caesars headquarters is located in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.-History:...
, a pizza chain
Science, technology and research
- Caesar cipherCaesar cipherIn cryptography, a Caesar cipher, also known as a Caesar's cipher, the shift cipher, Caesar's code or Caesar shift, is one of the simplest and most widely known encryption techniques. It is a type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is replaced by a letter some fixed number...
, an encryption technique - Ctgf/hcs24 CAESARCtgf/hcs24 CAESARctgf/hcs24 CAESAR is the name given to the cis-acting RNA element identified in the 3' untranslated region of the human connective tissue growth factor messenger RNA...
, a cis-acting RNA element - Euroradar CAPTOREuroradar CAPTORThe Euroradar CAPTOR is a next generation mechanical multi-mode pulse doppler radar designed for the Eurofighter Typhoon.The radar is produced by the Euroradar consortium and is a development of the BAE Systems Blue Vixen radar which had been developed for the BAE Sea Harrier...
, a radar system - Center of Advanced European Studies and ResearchCenter of Advanced European Studies and ResearchResearch center caesar was founded in 1995 as part of the compensatory actions under the Berlin/Bonn law, which were intended to support structural change in the region of the former capital...
- Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced ReactorClean And Environmentally Safe Advanced ReactorThe Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor is a nuclear reactor concept that uses steam as a moderator. Steam's density can be controlled very finely so, according to its developer Dr...
, a nuclear reactor design - Committee for the Scientific Examination of ReligionCommittee for the Scientific Examination of ReligionThe Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion, or CSER, is based at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, New York. According to its mission statement, CSER is a research consultation devoted "to the study of religion and ethics from the standpoint of philosophical naturalism and to the...
- Caesarean sectionCaesarean sectionA Caesarean section, is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver one or more babies, or, rarely, to remove a dead fetus...
(often simply called "a caesar"), surgically assisted birth procedure
Other uses
- Caesar, ZimbabweCaesar, ZimbabweCaesar is a village in the Mazowe West District located within the province of Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is situated in the Great Dyke about south of the Mutorashanga Pass. According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 2,674. The village grew up around the Caesar...
- Caesar cutCaesar cutThe Caesar cut is a men's hairstyle with a short, horizontally straight cut fringe. The hair is layered to around 2-5 cm all over. It is named after Julius Caesar, whose images frequently depict him wearing his hair in such a manner....
, a hairstyle - Nottingham CaesarsNottingham CaesarsThe Nottingham Caesars are an American football team playing in the United Kingdom. The Caesars field a senior team in Division 1 Central of the BAFA Community Leagues . The team is affectionately known by its players and fans as "The Big C"....
American Football Team
See also
- Julius Caesar (disambiguation)Julius Caesar (disambiguation)Gaius Julius Caesar the Dictator was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men of classical antiquity.Julius Caesar may also refer to:...
- Caesarea (disambiguation)Caesarea (disambiguation)Caesarea is a modern Israeli suburb between Tel Aviv and Haifa.Caesarea, a city name derived from "Caesar", was the name of numerous cities and locations in the Roman Empire, many of which bear different names at present...
- CesarCesarCesar or César is a form of the name Caesar, and may refer to:-People:* César, an alias for Gerardo Aguilar Ramírez, a Colombian guerrillero...
- CesareCesareCesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to:* Giuseppe Cesare Abba , Italian patriot and writer* Cesare Battisti * Cesare Borgia , Italian general and statesman...
, a given name - SeasarSeasarSeasar2 is an open source application framework similar to theSpring Framework . Initially, it was developed for the Java platform by Yasuo Higa, but .NET and PHP platforms are currently supported as well....
, open source application framework