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=== Rome ===
[[Julius Caesar]] used [[Cipher|ciphers]] to encode messages and likely employed code names for key operatives.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Suetonius |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MeVVDwAAQBAJ&q=Suetonius,+The+Twelve+Caesars+(Life+of+Julius+Caesar) |title=The Twelve Caesars |date=2018-04-18 |publisher=Courier Dover Publications |isbn=978-0-486-83023-0 |language=en}}</ref> His famous [[Caesar cipher]] (simple letter-shifting [[encryption]]) was used to disguise military commands.<ref name=":2" /> He also referred to [[Mark Antony|Marc Antony]] and other generals with shortened or altered names in correspondence to prevent interception from revealing strategic plans.<ref name=":2" />