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I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.

Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar
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The Eternal City
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Gaius Julius Caesar IV
Gaius Iulius Caesar
Imperator Gaius Julius Gaii filius Gaii nepos Caesar Patris Patriae
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Gaius Julius Caesar
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