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Character · one of the people named Caesar

Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time)

Caesar of Rum who sews Shapur into an ass’s hide, ravages Iran, and is captured and mutilated.

In the poem
First at D8.1, Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf
Named
50 times, in 1 section, counting only the books Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time) appears in
Same name
Caesar (of Goshtasb’s time), Caesar (of Khosrow Parviz’s time); see everyone named Caesar
Pictures
3 panels · identity sheets

How we draw Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time)

The identity sheet the illustrator works from. Tap to open full size. More in the Art section.
Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf's time), identity sheet: Mature Roman king
Mature Roman king

In the pictures

Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time) in 3 woodcut panels of the illustrated poem, in story order. Tap one to see it with the couplets it illustrates.
Caesar Watches the Merchant from IranD8.1.4Caesar Watches the Merchant from IranShapur Falls on Caesar's Sleeping CampD8.1.7Shapur Falls on Caesar's Sleeping CampCaesar Bows Before the Crown He WrongedD8.1.7Caesar Bows Before the Crown He Wronged

In the poem’s own words

The 1 section that name Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time) most often, with the summary from the Notes. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D8.1

Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf

Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time) named 50 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes

On the maps

Story maps that show Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time) or tell a part of the story that names Caesar (of Shapur Zul-Aktaf’s time).
D8.1.4–D8.1.10Shapur Zul-Aktaf in Rum: Captivity and RevengeD8.1.1–D8.1.3Shapur “Pierce-Shoulder” and the Arabian Campaign

Where he appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site, in the books where this Caesar appears. Titles and epithets are not counted.
D8The Shapur Zul-Aktaf Cycle and Later Early Sasanian Reigns50

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