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A Tale Of Two Caesars (lemmy.world)

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[–] bumblefumble@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In both cases, one could very easily simply say 'Caesar' to mean 'the ruler' in most cases

It was my understanding that Caesar started to be used as the title for the designated heir, while Augustus was used as the title for the current emperor. Is that not correct? So the current emperor would name their heir Caesar, potentially giving them some co-monarch power, and thereby hopefully create a more stable transition once they die.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Later, but that is eventually correct, yes. However, colloquial usage of 'Caesar' for 'The Emperor' is also established very early on.