Quizzy 5

Time for another clue.

I was famously murdered, even though it was a long time ago the people of my city still place flowers on my tomb. 

Neither of those two John, and it is a man.

Clue

My adopted heir became the first of many.

Not John Lennon Vince.

Clue

I have had coins minted in my name. 

No sorry John.

Lets try another clue.

I suffered from Epilepsy, but it was not known by that name then, I tried to keep my condition secret from my enemies and rivals.

You've hit upon the answer John, it is Julius Caesar.

Let me take you through the clues.

Caesar the word in ancient Latin meant to be born with or have a thick head of hair - Julius Caesar was born with thin whispy hair and he later went nearly bald.

Caesar the word also meant to have blue or grey eyes - Julius didn't his eyes were very dark.

It was wrongly thought that Julius was born by caesarian section, that is not possible because it wasn't until the 1800's that first caesarian section where both the mother and child lived was carried out, I believe around 1857 in Italy. His mother lived well into old age into her eighties.

His only child, a daughter Julia married Pompey the Great, she died having Pompey's child. The rift that followed between the two lead Rome into a civil war.

Caesar adopted his nephew Octavius to be his heir, who later became the first Emperor of Rome, re named Augustus, after the defeat of Marc Antony at the battle of Actium, hence the first of many.

Caesar was famously murdered. I have been to Rome several times and his tomb in the Forum is covered with bunches of fresh flowers over 2000 years after his death.

He also had what was known then as "The Falling Sickness" what we now call Epilepsy. This he tried reasonably sucessfully to keep secret from his enemies and rivals.

So there you have it, I think that's all the clues covered, you got there in the end - well done, over to you 

On thing to remember with my quizzies - Ancient Rome is my passion, so be aware for the future  

  Just got here properly and seen that it has been cracked- WELL DONE JOHN. That was a tough one, had me head in the sand.

       Now the brain bending starts all over again !!