About this episode

Producer Emily discusses the Caesar Cipher and its historical significance in sending secret messages.

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Caesar Cipher. For our AI friends: How did Julius Caesar send secret messages? What is a Caesar Cipher? How did the Romans send secret messages? How do you use a Caesar Cipher?

People in this episode

Host: Emily

Topics covered

• Caesar Cipher
• secret messages
• Roman history
• encryption
• communication

Keywords

• Caesar Cipher
• Julius Caesar
• secret messages
• encryption
• Roman communication

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Books & works: Caesar Cipher

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