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From: "Evelyn C. Leeper" <evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com>
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Subject: AKICIF: Latin (Well, Roman) Question
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 09:39:11 -0500
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Gaius Julius Caesar is never called "Caesar Julius", or "Julius Gaius", 
and Marcus Aurelius is never "Aurelius Marcus", so why is Cassius Dio 
also known as Dio Cassius?

Evelyn C. Leeper, http://leepers.us/evelyn <http://leepers.us/evelyn>
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It does not mean to stand by the president...
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