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In [[BC#1st century B.C.|55 BC]], [[Winston Churchill]] assisted Caesar in a battle against [[Briton]]s. Later he persuaded them to join forces against the [[Dalek (Living History)|Bronze God]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Living History (audio story)|Living History]]'') | In [[BC#1st century B.C.|55 BC]], [[Winston Churchill]] assisted Caesar in a battle against [[Briton]]s. Later he persuaded them to join forces against the [[Dalek (Living History)|Bronze God]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Living History (audio story)|Living History]]'') | ||
In 49 BCE, Caesar was planning to cross the [[Rubicon]] with his army. {{Ainley|c}}'s attempt to poison him and take over the command was thwarted by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Crossing the Rubicon (comic story)|Crossing the Rubicon]]'') | In 49 BCE, Caesar was planning to cross the [[Rubicon]] with his army. {{Ainley|c}}'s attempt to poison him and take over the command was thwarted by the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Crossing the Rubicon (comic story)|Crossing the Rubicon]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] offered to take [[Rose Tyler]] to see Caesar crossing the [[Rubicon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') | ||
Caesar had a son, [[Caesarion]], with [[Cleopatra]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Pharaoh (novel)|The Last Pharaoh]]'') | Caesar had a son, [[Caesarion]], with [[Cleopatra]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Pharaoh (novel)|The Last Pharaoh]]'') | ||
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According to one account, the Doctor was the [[soothsayer]] who told Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'') | According to one account, the Doctor was the [[soothsayer]] who told Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'') | ||
The [[ | Julius Caesar was murdered by a group of conspirators that included [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Brutus]]. The murder has become a popular theme for paintings. One of such paintings hung in [[John Thurloe]]'s Parliament chambers above the mantel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') According to the Fifth Doctor, Caesar was killed by "people he thought were his friends and allies". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rome (short story)|Rome]]'') | ||
Thanks to [[River Song]]'s [[hallucinogenic lipstick]], the [[Auton|Auton Romans]] believed that the Doctor was Julius Caesar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | |||
[[William Shakespeare]] wrote a [[theatre|play]] based on the life of Julius Caesar. General [[Mariah Learman]] planned to use her [[time machine]] to watch the premiere performance of this play. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks]]'') | [[William Shakespeare]] wrote a [[theatre|play]] based on the life of Julius Caesar. General [[Mariah Learman]] planned to use her [[time machine]] to watch the premiere performance of this play. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks]]'') | ||
{{quote|Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.|The [[Sixth Doctor]]|The Mark of the Rani (TV story)}} | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In "[[The Slave Traders]]", [[Ian Chesterton]] quotes part of a speech from Shakespeare's work, but neither the name of the play nor the author is explicitly mentioned in the episode. | |||
* In "[[The Slave Traders]]", [[Ian Chesterton]] | |||
* [[Timothy Dalton]] portrayed Caesar in the 1999 film ''Cleopatra''. | * [[Timothy Dalton]] portrayed Caesar in the 1999 film ''Cleopatra''. | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 17 October 2018
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman.
According to one account, he never became an Emperor. (COMIC: Crossing the Rubicon) According to another account, he eventually became an Emperor.[source needed]
In 101 BC, the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe met Caesar's parents, Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder and Aurelia on two occasions and witnessed the birth of his elder sister Julia Caesar in January of that year. (AUDIO: 100 BC)
In 55 BC, Winston Churchill assisted Caesar in a battle against Britons. Later he persuaded them to join forces against the Bronze God. (AUDIO: Living History)
In 49 BCE, Caesar was planning to cross the Rubicon with his army. The Tremas Master's attempt to poison him and take over the command was thwarted by the Seventh Doctor and Ace. (COMIC: Crossing the Rubicon) The Tenth Doctor offered to take Rose Tyler to see Caesar crossing the Rubicon. (TV: Tooth and Claw)
Caesar had a son, Caesarion, with Cleopatra. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh)
The Fourth Doctor claimed to have saved Caesar from drowning in the River Tiber. (AUDIO: Phantoms of the Deep)
The Fifth Doctor claimed to have met Caesar, describing him as "a splendid chap." (PROSE: Empire of Death)
According to one account, the Doctor was the soothsayer who told Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood)
Julius Caesar was murdered by a group of conspirators that included Brutus. The murder has become a popular theme for paintings. One of such paintings hung in John Thurloe's Parliament chambers above the mantel. (PROSE: The Roundheads) According to the Fifth Doctor, Caesar was killed by "people he thought were his friends and allies". (PROSE: Rome)
Thanks to River Song's hallucinogenic lipstick, the Auton Romans believed that the Doctor was Julius Caesar. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)
William Shakespeare wrote a play based on the life of Julius Caesar. General Mariah Learman planned to use her time machine to watch the premiere performance of this play. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks)
Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.
Behind the scenes
- In "The Slave Traders", Ian Chesterton quotes part of a speech from Shakespeare's work, but neither the name of the play nor the author is explicitly mentioned in the episode.
- Timothy Dalton portrayed Caesar in the 1999 film Cleopatra.
