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I was wondering if anyone knew what happened to Caesar's remains? I thought they were placed at his temple, but I'm not sure. Is that the case? Are his ashes placed at the altar still?

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...and they sure aren't there anymore.

In fact, I haven't been able to found where they are (either Caesar's remains or his familiar tomb).

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...and they sure aren't there anymore.

In fact, I haven't been able to found where they are (either Caesar's remains or his familiar tomb).

 

Nothing remains of either. Even the location of the most likely place of burial (the Julian tumulus) is not known with any certainty.

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...and they sure aren't there anymore.

In fact, I haven't been able to found where they are (either Caesar's remains or his familiar tomb).

 

Nothing remains of either. Even the location of the most likely place of burial (the Julian tumulus) is not known with any certainty.

 

 

Ah, well thank you for letting me know. That is such a shame. :-( I was really looking forward to seeing it. I know that there is a memorial of sorts at the Temple of Divis Julius, yes?

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Ah, well thank you for letting me know. That is such a shame. :-( I was really looking forward to seeing it. I know that there is a memorial of sorts at the Temple of Divis Julius, yes?

 

Yes, there is. People regularly place flowers on the remains of what might have been an altar.

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You might want to know, if you're going there, that the "memorial" under the temple is mainly used by neo-fascists.

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You might want to know, if you're going there, that the "memorial" under the temple is mainly used by neo-fascists.

 

Yes, I've been baffled my some of the displays I've noticed there too. :thumbsup:

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I guess Caesar's corpse would have been incinerated for especifically avoiding any political use of it, as it was the case for Alexander Magnus (notoriously from Ptolemy Soter).

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I guess Caesar's corpse would have been incinerated for especifically avoiding any political use of it, as it was the case for Alexander Magnus (notoriously from Ptolemy Soter).

 

 

Seriously, well that is quite baffling. :thumbsup:

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I guess Caesar's corpse would have been incinerated for especifically avoiding any political use of it, as it was the case for Alexander Magnus (notoriously from Ptolemy Soter).

 

 

Seriously, well that is quite baffling. :)

 

Woops! The above comment wasn't meant for that specific post. It was meant for the post regarding the neo-fascists. :thumbsup:

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You might want to know, if you're going there, that the "memorial" under the temple is mainly used by neo-fascists.

 

Really?? If that's true, I feel even better about spitting on the flowers strewn there! But how do you know that neo-fascists are involved?

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You might want to know, if you're going there, that the "memorial" under the temple is mainly used by neo-fascists.

 

Really?? If that's true, I feel even better about spitting on the flowers strewn there! But how do you know that neo-fascists are involved?

 

I was in Rome last year (scholarship) and had the luck to accompany a member of the staff at the Swedish Institute on a tour of the Forum. He knew a lot of stuff that the guide books won't tell you - and I do trust his word on this one.

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