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A Tale Of Two Caesars (lemmy.world)
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[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We could just call them Gaius I and II, or Gaius senior and junior

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some major figures in Roman history have that nomenclature, typically for their family names (Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger, for example).

However, Gaius is an extremely common first name in ancient Rome.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago

Gaius MXIX it is then.