Tag Archives: Julius Caesar

Of Cats and Caesar and City Limits

Posted on 6 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I suspect a few of you are cat lovers.  Check out The History Blog for a piece about cats in Rome and the crazy people who take care of them.
At the end of that piece is – oddly – something … Continue reading →

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Of Cassius, Caesar, and the Al Smith Dinner

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If you watch the video of Card. Dolan’s final words and blessing at the end of the Al Smith Dinner (HERE), you will hear him quip in a self-deprecating way that he had hoped that Gov. Christie of New Jersey … Continue reading →

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Of Robocop and Great Caesar’s Ghost!

Posted on 21 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is a cool story about a cool coin.  From The History Blog.
Robocop’s Brutus Coin for sale
One of the first entries I ever wrote for this here blog back in June of 2006 was about an EID MAR denarius, a … Continue reading →

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