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  • Fun Fact: the Romans initially used “Caesar” as a title because their history as a republic made them leery of using “Rex” for rulers. Within a decade of the Western Empire falling meaning they wouldn’t be title shamed as fake Romans, the Eastern Emperors officially adopted “Basileus,” the Greek equivalent of “Rex/monarch” as a title that had been unofficially used for centuries.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basileus

    Tl;Dr the Romans used Caesar as title because it would have been gauche to admit they were a monarchy again