. "1999Z"^^ . . "independent Italian ancient historian and religious historian" . "1946Z"^^ . "Francesco Carotta (born 1946 in Veneto, Italy) is an Italian writer who developed a theory that the historical Jesus was based on the life of Julius Caesar, that the Gospels were a rewriting of Roman historical sources, and that Christianity developed from the cult of the deified Caesar. This theory is generally ignored in academic circles."@en . "Carotta, Francesco"@en . . . . . "Francesco Carotta"@en . . "Cam"@en . . . . "Cam, Cham"@en . "Cham"@en . . . . .