Caesar\'s hair colour

[Crispvs]

I think the idea of Caesar with blond hair may arise from confusion between 'Caesar' (Gaius Julius Caesar) and 'the Young Caesar' (Gaivs Julius Octavianus Caesar - later known as Augustus). Suetonius says that Augustus had "hair the colour of straw", which give us the strong possibility that he was blond. From the moment he learned that he had been adopted as Caesar's heir in the will he used the name 'Caesar' and in doing so mustered a huge amount of support from his great uncle's retired veterans and political supporters. This usage of the Caesar name must have become widespread and is reflected in the New Testament where Augustus is simply referred to as 'Caesar'. I suspect then, that the 'blond Caesar' is perhaps the blond YOUNG Caesar, as opposed to the balding brown haired dictator in perpetuo.<br>
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