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Julius Caesar

The murdered ruler whose comet and prodigies haunt the fields, invoked as a new god who might bless or abandon Rome's farmers.

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Also known as Caesar, mighty Caesar

First appearance: Book I

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With Maecenas (social): Maecenas and Julius Caesar are both celebrated as patrons and subjects in Virgil's work, though from different generations. With Neptune (social): Julius Caesar is associated with Neptune as a…

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MAMaecenasNENeptuneVIVirgilIXIxionJCJulius Caesar

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