26Caesarion
Julius Caesar and Cleopatra had a child together name Caesarion, which translates to "Little Caesar".
27. When Julius Caesar landed in Africa, he tripped and fell on his face. This would have been considered a fatal omen by his army, but instead, he shouted: "Africa, I have tight hold of you!". The expedition proved to be a success.
28. As Ottoman cannons breached the once-mighty Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor, donned the appearance of a common soldier and led his remaining men to one last valiant charge in the name of Rome and their home.
29. A Roman politician named Tiberius Gracchus and over 300 of his supporters were beaten to death with clubs by the Roman Senate for trying to redistribute land to the poor that was illegally acquired by the wealthy landowners.
30. The word cereal comes from the Roman goddess Ceres, and her association with edible grains.
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31Fart
A Roman soldier once farted, which caused a riot and led to the deaths of 10,000 people.
32. January is named after Janus, the Roman God of two faces, one that looks back to the past and the other that looks forward to the future.
33. A Roman legionary recruit trained by regularly marching for 18 miles in 5 hours and then speed marching for 21 miles in 5 hours in a single day, all while carrying a backpack of 45 pounds and armor of 20 pounds.
34. The Roman Pantheon, built in 118 A.D., is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.
35. Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, who demanded 20 talents of silver for his freedom, however, Caesar told them to ask for 50. When the ransom was paid and he was released, Caesar raised a fleet, pursued and eventually captured the pirates and had them crucified.
