[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square54linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s/was basically the chief. Kaiser comes from that word IIRC. It’s a bit like “king”. Julius just made it stick to him, a bit like a brand name!
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoTsar/Czar is also derived from Caesar.
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAlmost correct. The title Caesar derives from Gaius Julius Caesars (the “OG”) lastname Caesar. It was used by successors to imply a lineage between them and Caesar and therefore give them more legitimacy in the eyes of the people.
It’s/was basically the chief. Kaiser comes from that word IIRC. It’s a bit like “king”. Julius just made it stick to him, a bit like a brand name!
Tsar/Czar is also derived from Caesar.
Almost correct. The title Caesar derives from Gaius Julius Caesars (the “OG”) lastname Caesar. It was used by successors to imply a lineage between them and Caesar and therefore give them more legitimacy in the eyes of the people.