Queen of Bithynia

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title: Queen of Bithynia
text: The Queen of Bithynia was a mock ancient epithet of Julius Caesar referencing his alleged homosexual relationship with King Nicomedes IV of Bithynia. The epithet and related rumour were repeatedly invoked by several of Caesar's contemporaries, such as Cicero, Licinius Calvus, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus and Gaius Memmius. Caesar himself denied such allegation under oath.
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description: Derogatory epithet for Julius Caesar
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Bithynia
date created: 2022-08-19T22:56:35Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T08:26:18Z
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