Daily Quiz | Julius Caesar
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What was the full name of the famous ruler and where did the cognomen ‘Caesar’ originate?
Answer : Gaius Julius Caesar. According to Pliny the Elder, ‘Caesar’ originated with an ancestor who was born by Caesarean section (from the Latin verb “to cut”).
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Apart from Julius Caesar, who else formed part of the ‘First Triumvirate (60–53 BC)?
Answer : Pompey the Great and Marcus Crassus.
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Name the decisive battle in 52 BC which Julius Caesar won to mark end of the Gallic independence in modern day France and Belgium.
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Name the famous Latin phrase that Julius Caesar is said to have remarked after a quick win the war against Pharnaces II at the Battle of Zela.
Answer : Veni, vidi, vici (‘I came, I saw, I conquered’)
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The phrase ‘Alea iacta est (The die is cast”) is said to have been uttered by Julius Caesar while crossing which water body in Italy in 49 BC?
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What move by Julius Caesar took effect in 45 BC and was in use in most of the Western world until 1582?
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According to historians, who was the first to strike Caesar and how many times was he stabbed which led to his death?
