Jesus Christ on the cross is one of the most well known images the world over. Julius Caesar is the most famous Roman Emperor in history. There are similarities between both characters, especially regarding the circumstances of their deaths.
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At the funeral of Julius Caesar they rose aloft a wax effigy of him. His arms outstretched and his body bloodied. The image is very similar to Jesus on the cross.
Caesar was stabbed to death and then after his death "he was crucified". Jesus was crucified to death and then after death he is pierced by a spear (stabbed). A Roman solider called Cassius Longinus plotted to murder Caesar and, according to Gospel of Nicodemus, the Roman solider that pierced Jesus was also named Cassius Longinus.
Also the spear that Longinus used he received from his grandfather. His grandfather received it from Julius Caesar as a gift for his outstanding military service in the conquest of Gaul.
Caesar was killed on the 15th of March (Ides of March). Jesus is killed on the 15th of Nissan, which corresponds to March on the Hebrew calendar. The Longinus of the Jesus saga was elevated to Sainthood by the Catholic Church, his feast day is the 15th of March, the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar.
The cult of Divus Julius preached that Julius Caesar was immaculately conceived, being the son of a virgin and begotten by the Father of all Gods, Jupiter.
Anno Domini (birth of Christ) was placed 100 years after the birth of Julius Caesar, who was born in 100 BC.
The following are also attributed to Jesus Christ: Pieta-face, crown of thorns, long hair, beard, clothing, crosier, aureole, variations of the cross, the Resurrection, the Ascension, etc. These have previously occured on coins with Ceasar's likeness and are still evident on those minted by Antony and Octavian Augustus.
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I find these connections interesting. If one is based on the other then Jesus is the fiction. This also points towards Roman authorship. Worshipping Jesus whilst unknowingly worshipping to Caesar.
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At the funeral of Julius Caesar they rose aloft a wax effigy of him. His arms outstretched and his body bloodied. The image is very similar to Jesus on the cross.
Caesar was stabbed to death and then after his death "he was crucified". Jesus was crucified to death and then after death he is pierced by a spear (stabbed). A Roman solider called Cassius Longinus plotted to murder Caesar and, according to Gospel of Nicodemus, the Roman solider that pierced Jesus was also named Cassius Longinus.
Also the spear that Longinus used he received from his grandfather. His grandfather received it from Julius Caesar as a gift for his outstanding military service in the conquest of Gaul.
Caesar was killed on the 15th of March (Ides of March). Jesus is killed on the 15th of Nissan, which corresponds to March on the Hebrew calendar. The Longinus of the Jesus saga was elevated to Sainthood by the Catholic Church, his feast day is the 15th of March, the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar.
The cult of Divus Julius preached that Julius Caesar was immaculately conceived, being the son of a virgin and begotten by the Father of all Gods, Jupiter.
Anno Domini (birth of Christ) was placed 100 years after the birth of Julius Caesar, who was born in 100 BC.
The following are also attributed to Jesus Christ: Pieta-face, crown of thorns, long hair, beard, clothing, crosier, aureole, variations of the cross, the Resurrection, the Ascension, etc. These have previously occured on coins with Ceasar's likeness and are still evident on those minted by Antony and Octavian Augustus.
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I find these connections interesting. If one is based on the other then Jesus is the fiction. This also points towards Roman authorship. Worshipping Jesus whilst unknowingly worshipping to Caesar.