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- Powerful family of ancient Rome, which
- included Gaius Julius Caesar, whose
- grand-nephew and adopted son Augustus assumed
- the name of Caesar and passed it on to his
- adopted son Tiberius. Henceforth, it was used
- by the successive emperors, becoming a title
- of the Roman rulers. The titles `tsar' in
- Russia and `kaiser' in Germany were both
- derived from the name Caesar.
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