“WHẽ it was cõcluded that we ſhulde ſayle into italy / they delivered Paul / and certayne other pꝛeſoners vnto won named Iulius / ã vnder captayne of Ceſars ſoudiars.”

“The seven [centurions] from II Adiutrix, whose stay ⟳ in the province can be closely dated to the years 71–85/6, have ⟳ an instructive set ⟳ of names – two Julii, appropriately enough in a period when two of the governors also bore this name ⟳; […]”

“Vespasian, a simple man, always laughed because so many Julii and Claudii were made divine after their deaths. On his deathbed he said, “Alas! I think ⟳ I’m becoming a god.””

“So the man whom we know ⟳ as Julius Caesar was a member of the Julii clan belonging to a particular branch whose paternal designation was Caesar. Only intimate family members would have ⟳ called him Gaius. Caesar was known by his cognomen, presumably because there were many Julii and it would have ⟳ caused confusion to use ⟳ that nomen.”

““Julius is Marguerite’s dog,” Jeanne Louise explained to Paul as she smiled at her Italian cousin. / “I thought Julius was Marguerite’s life mate?” Paul said with confusion. / “He is. There are two Juliuses,” Christian said with amusement. “One is a dog, and one is my father.””

“The other option for a coalition is the EFF, led by former ANC youth leader Julius Malema, who was expelled from the party more than a decade ago.”

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