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Caesar comes from a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair".

Individuals with the cognomen Caesar in the works of Harry Turtledove:

Augustus (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus), first Roman Emperor, appearing in Give Me Back My Legions! and referenced in numerous other works.
Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), third Roman Emperor, referenced in "Death in Vesunna".
Claudius (Roman Emperor) (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), fourth Roman Emperor, referenced in "A Massachusetts Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
Julia the Elder or Julia Caesar, historical Roman imperial family member referenced in Give Me Back My Legions!
Julius Caesar, historical leader of the Roman Republic, and author of The Gallic War, referenced in passing or extensively in numerous Turtledove works.
Lucius Caesar, historical Roman imperial family member referenced in Gunpowder Empire.
Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), fifth Roman Emperor, referenced in "Death in Vesunna".
Tiberius (Roman Emperor) (Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus), second Roman Emperor, referenced in "Shock and Awe" and Give Me Back My Legions!

Other individuals named Caesar:

Caesar (Southern Victory) an intelligence agent and minor character in Settling Accounts: Return Engagement.
Caesar (elephant), a hairy elephant in A Different Flesh story "The Iron Elephant".
Caesar (sim), a sim from A Different Flesh story "Trapping Run".
César, a technician and minor character in Alpha and Omega.
Benjamin Harrison Caesar, a pro baseball player and minor character in The House of Daniel.
Sid Caesar, historical comic actor referenced in Joe Steele.

Places and things named Caesar:

Augustus Caesar (boat), a vessel in "Audubon in Atlantis".
Caesar, Peachtree, a Detinan city, setting in The War Between the Provinces: Marching Through Peachtree.

Note: Caesar was used as a generic title for all monarchs of the Roman and Byzantine Empires after Nero's death, and was translated as Kaiser for certain rulers of Germany and Austria, and Tsar for the Russian and Bulgarian monarchs. This list does not include them, but includes rulers who used Caesar as a family name in addition to a title.

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