Cleopatra (1963 film) other commitments and were replaced by Rex Harrison and Richard Burton, as Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony respectively. During filming, Taylor met Burton and the two began an adulterous affair; the scandal made headlines worldwide, since both were married to others, and brought bad publicity to the already troubled production. Mankiewicz was later fired during the editing phase, only to be rehired to reshoot the opening battle scenes in Spain. The cut of the film which Mankiewicz screened for the studio was six hours long. This was cut to four hours for its initial premiere, but the studio demanded (over
Lucius Julius Caesar Agrippa and Julia the Elder, and grandson of Augustus. As the emperor had no sons, he adopted Lucius and his brother, Gaius, and became "Lucius Julius Caesar". He died in AD 2, while still a young man, and in his grandfather's lifetime. Lucius Julius Caesar Lucius Julius Caesar was the name of several men of the "gens Julia" at ancient Rome. "Lucius" was one of three praenomina used by the Julii Caesares; the others were "Sextus" and "Gaius", which was the praenomen of the most famous Julius Caesar. The earliest known Lucius Julius Caesar was praetor in Cisalpine Gaul in