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i think it was the greeks. something about rot13 makes me remember some teacher sometime telling me about (one of the) caesar's using it.


Umm Caesar wasn't Greek, he was Roman. The ROT13 is one variation of the Caesar Cipher which Julius Caesar used to communicate with his military. It is generally regarded as the first encryption method ever used, although it is also regarded as so simplistic that even a child could crack it.