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The common title of the successive Roman emperors, taken from Julius Caesar. In the New Testament Augustus in , Tiberius in , Claudius in , Nero in , etc. Roman citizens as Paul had the right of "appeal to Caesar," and in criminal cases were sent for judgment to Rome, where was the emperor's court (; compare ); Nero is the emperor meant. John's exile to Patmos () was probably in Domitian's reign. The current coin bore Caesar's image, the argument which Jesus used to show Caesar could claim tribute (, etc.). Though Caesar did not call himself "king," the Jews did (), in which respect Josephus (B. J. 5:2, section 2) confirms the gospel undesignedly.