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According to legend, somewhere in the lands of the Roman Republic, some time around 100 B.C.E., a man named Gaius Julius Caesar (perhaps you've heard of him) was brought into the world by being ...
Born Gaius Julius Caesar in 100 BC, Caesar is born to a lineage of Roman aristocrats. However, ... is prepared to give birth. But not long after going into labor, ...
Julius Caesar’s conquest of France, Britain, and Germany, and his assassination of the Roman leader Pompey (in 48 BCE), had him emerge as the unrivaled leader of the Roman world.
We are suffused with misinformation, falsehood, and lies. Very often, justifications are provided after the event. The ...
After she gave birth, ... In addition to the historical character of Porcia (spelled Portia) in Julius Caesar, her name also appears in The Merchant of Venice (1596-98), ...
“Beware The Ides of March!” Had Julius Caesar not been a strong swimmer, we would never know the term – he would have died in 48 BCE and never lived to die on the Ides of March in 45 BCE.
President Trump signs an executive order. (Image from White House video) Commentators love to compare Donald Trump’s norm-breaking ways to Julius Caesar’s momentous decision to “cross the ...
The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation ...
One theory of how the word Caesarean came around is due to Roman Law under Julius Caesar where he decreed those who are fated by childbirth must be cut open. However, there is no evidence of this.
While Caesar might get credit for the name, historians believe that the C-section was used before his time. It was primarily used to help birth babies whose mothers were dying or died from birth.