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1519:Caesarism
1440:Caesarion
1419:Calpurnia
1357:Portraits
1321:Buildings
1132:Pharsalus
1112:Corfinium
1104:Civil War
1059:Octodurus
852:Pharsalia
678:Buildings
607:Pharsalus
579:Jerusalem
203:Suetonius
82:Regio IX
1591:Category
1560:Servilia
1428:Children
1409:Cornelia
1248:Anticato
1084:Gergovia
1079:Avaricum
1064:Morbihan
1054:Atuatuci
1034:Bibracte
1011:Mytilene
909:Category
832:(sister)
820:(father)
785:Children
756:Antistia
716:Pamplona
523:Saguntum
513:Valentia
226:pulpitum
78:Location
1538:Related
1414:Pompeia
1169:Thapsus
1164:Corduba
1159:Ruspina
830:Pompeia
824:Pompeia
761:Aemilia
569:Pelorus
304:159–160
213:History
153:Founded
143:Builder
138:History
1628:Pompey
1489:Legacy
1389:Family
1284:Quotes
1122:Ilerda
1089:Alesia
1039:Vosges
844:Legacy
826:(aunt)
802:Sextus
792:Gnaeus
740:Family
731:Samsun
709:Cities
508:Lauron
452:Pompey
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242:Caesar
191:exedra
132:Exedra
1454:Other
1435:Julia
1397:Wives
1233:Works
1174:Munda
1142:Siege
1049:Sabis
1044:Axona
811:Other
771:Julia
748:Wives
564:Lycus
518:Sucro
490:Utica
238:cavea
230:stage
179:curia
156:62 BC
1154:Zela
1029:Arar
721:Soli
574:Abas
528:Osca
405:ISBN
380:ISBN
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236:and
162:The
128:Type
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