Funny Facts » roman http://funnyfact.com Welcome To A World Of Oddities Funny Facts And Insane Trivia Wed, 23 May 2012 18:57:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Julius Caesar famous quote http://funnyfact.com/julius-caesar-famous-quote/ http://funnyfact.com/julius-caesar-famous-quote/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:05:08 +0000 admin http://funnyfact.com/?p=3478

Julius Caesar, at the Rubicon, uttered the famous words, “Jacta alea est” which translates to “the die is cast”.

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The Julian calendar was named for Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar decreed that the new year would occur on January 1st.

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Roman vomitory is a large entrance or exit from an amphitheater or stadium.

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