Context: Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Ponte y Palacios Blanco also known as Simón Bolívar was a revolutionary figure and namesake for the country of Bolivia.

The Victorian Era is named after Queen Victoria and her depressing clothing choices.

Caesar Salad is named after a Mexican Italian chef, Caesar Cardini. Who is well known for overseeing the Roman Republics collapse into an empire.

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[–] 3 points 5 hours ago

Haters will say the Caesar salad wasn't named after Julius Caesar, but the astute student of history will notice that the salad was named 2,000 years after the emperor was.

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