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Rick Steves Recommends Tourists Do The 'Caesar Shuffle' When Visiting Rome
There are certain landmarks in Rome that you have to ... tended the perpetual fire, where Julius Caesar was cremated, and ...
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Rick Steves' 'Caesar Shuffle' Tip Helps You See Three Of Rome's Most Iconic Sites Efficiently
Rome wasn't built in a day ... Vestal Virgins tended the perpetual fire, where Julius Caesar was cremated, and where Emperor Caligula had his palace." Military processions took place here ...
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Bust of Julius Caesar
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
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Relief sculpture of Cleopatra at the Temple of Hathor, Dandara, Egypt
In the middle of the civil war that would bring him to power, Julius Caesar ... many members of Rome’s elite visited her temporary palace in Rome (reserved for her by Caesar) and paid her ...
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How Julius Caesar Started a Big War by Crossing a Small Stream
Following his victories in Gaul, Julius Caesar attempts to return to Rome, but his former ally Pompey and his enemies in the Senate instead order him to lay down his command. January 10-11, 49 B.C.