Caesar (Cesar or Cesare) is still a pretty common name today though.
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Caesar, or Charlemagne or Attila.
Well, those are fairly uniquely-identifiable names in the scheme of things. “Caesar” isn’t just the guy at your local pizzeria, but THE Caesar of Caesars. “Charlemagne” is a combination of the common name “Charles” and <"great"> as with Alexander. “Attila” is a rarer name, already with a certain stigma, so quite unique in that sense.
“Alex” / “Alexander” is still a pretty common name today, so it makes some sense that there’d be a qualifier. Not unlike with Peter the Great , Catherine the Great, etc…
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
That’s what I’m saying, above.
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Hm. Guess I didn’t interpret you the right way then, sorry. Bed time for me then, enough Internet
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Also I would say Atilla is usually called Atilla the Hun in most textbooks I saw in the U.S. Also since Caesar became a position/title we still say Julius to specifically refer to him.
As for Slim Shady, I seem to remember many people standing up to that name
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Good point, and I think I whiffed a bit on that one. “Atilla” is actually a name still used sometimes today across Europe, so “the Hun” definitely adds some helpful context.
You mean, in Italy?
In the States, I feel like it’s pretty clear that “Caesar” without further context refers to either a leader / dictator / emperor of the Julio-Claudian line, or more commonly to Julius himself. The point being that if you’re referring to one of the emperors, it’s usually necessary to name them, i.e. “Caesar Tiberius,” etc.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Yeah now to show our Archilles, I have no idea what else I would call Saladin, but Saladin. Im sure a textbook full names him somewhere… but I haven’t ever remembered it.