The expression "Aut Caesar, aut nullus" is used to convey the idea of a man's ambition not allowing him to be satisfied with any position but" the chief. Caesar the Great was not only. Emperor of Rome, but he ruled nearly the whole of the civilised world, then subject to the Roman Empire. As the Latins could look to no one higher than Caesar, they frequently ■ used the expression, "Aut Ca«sar, aut nullue." The literal meaning of the words is "either Caesar or no one."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 208, 3 September 1935, Page 9
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