Cultural depictions of Julius Caesar

Cultural depictions of Julius Caesar
The Tusculum portrait, possibly the only surviving bust of Caesar made during his lifetime
44 BC denarius.

Gāius Jūlius Caesar (100 BC44 BC), one of the most influential men in world history, has frequently appeared in literary and artistic works since ancient times.

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Ancient literary works

  • Caesar is referred to in some of the poems of Catullus (ca. 84-54 BC)
  • He is depicted in Virgil's Aeneid (ca. 29-19 BC), an epic poem about the foundation of Rome
  • He appears as a character in Lucan's Pharsalia (AD 61), an epic poem based on Caesar's civil war

Medieval works

Caesar and Joshua as part of the Nine Worthies. 16th century
  • Caesar was included as one of the Nine Worthies by Jacques de Longuyon in Voeux du Paon (1312). These were nine historical, scriptural, mythological or semi-legendary figures who, in the Middle Ages, were believed to personify the ideals of chivalry.
  • Caesar's civil war and assassination are recounted in Geoffrey Chaucer's Monk's Tale (ca. 1385, one of his Canterbury Tales)

Renaissance and modern works

  • Historia de omnibus gothorum sueonumque regibus ("History of all Kings of Goths and Swedes") by Johannes Magnus, the last functioning Catholic Archbishop in Sweden, and also a theologian, genealogist, and historian. Published in 1554. Caesar appears as a contemporary of the Swedish King Lindormus.

Theatre

Shakespeare's First Folio.
John Wilkes Booth and others play Shakespeare's Caesar in 1864.

Opera

Statues

Modern works

Advertising

Theatre

Fiction

Film

TV

See also: Julius Caesar (Character) imdb.com page

Radio

Comics

  • A depiction of the Gallic War Commentaries of Caesar's, "De Bello Gallico" appeared in the now defunct "Classic Illustrated" comic series entitled "Caesar's Conquests" from the 1940s to the 1970s
  • Asterix comics, written by René Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo, include a fictionalized Julius Caesar (complete with roman nose) as a recurring character.
  • Caesar appears in Neil Gaiman's Sandman #30, "August" (collected in The Sandman: Fables and Reflections)

Games

  • Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego features Julius Caesar in one of its stages.
  • Caesar is depicted as Akihiko Sanada's ultimate persona in Persona 3.
  • Fallout: New Vegas depicts a dictator who patterns himself after the various Caesares, Julius in particular.
  • Julius Caesar appears as the leader of the Roman Empire in the Civilization series of strategy games.

References

  1. ^ "Benetton Group: Evolution of Communication Strategy" scribd.com Accessed 21 February 2010
  2. ^ Talbot Mundy: Philosopher of Adventure: A Critical Biography by Brian Taves. McFarland, 2006 (p. 137-143)

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