Caesar: The title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar. In the
New Testament this title is given to various emperors as sovereigns
of Judaea without their accompanying distinctive proper names
(John 19:15; Acts 17:7) The Jews paid tribute to Caesar
(Matthew 22:17) and all
Roman citizens had the right of appeal to him
(Acts 25:11) The Caesars
referred to in the New Testament are:
