bˈɔːɹn ɪn bˌuːkɚɹˈɛst æz ðə sˈʌn ʌv ˈæntɑːn bˌɑːɡlɪˈɑːkoʊ bˌɑːɡlɪˈækoʊ ɔːɹ bˈɑːliˌæk, ɐ ɡɹˈiːkɪtˈæliən fɪzˈɪʃən, ænd hɪz wˈaɪf zˈɪŋkə pˈɛɹət, hˌuː ɹᵻmˈæɹid ðə stˈɑːlnɪk pˈɛtɹeɪk pˈɛɹət; hɪz ɐdˈɑːptɪv fˈɑːðɚ tˈʊk kˈɛɹ ʌv sˈɛzɑːɹz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
Born in Bucharest as the son of Anton Bogliako (Bogliacco or Bolliac), a Greek-Italian physician, and his wife Zinca Pereţ, who remarried the stolnic Petrache Pereţ; his adoptive father took care of Cezar's education.