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Did Julius Caesar really believe he was the son of Venus?.

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Answer: No

Explanation: The Julii were an old patrician family that had been around for centuries and that was their founding story, which fed into the image. When Caesar was on his ascent to dictatorship, it was convenient for him to seem to be related to a god, because he became semi-divine to the highly superstitious Romans, which made his following more devout.

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