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Caesar was no emperor



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Your report "Wrinkly bust of ageing emperor discovered" (14 May)
shows a picture of a bust of Caesar, dated to 46BC, and states it to be the oldest known of a Roman emperor.

Augustus, the first Roman emperor, was not proclaimed as such until the year 27BC. Julius Caesar was not a Roman emperor.

IAIN MILLAR

Blackford Avenue

Edinburgh





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  • Last Updated: 14 May 2008 8:27 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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