They prove this by not attempting to flee the scene. The conspirators make clear that they committed this killing for the good of Rome, to prevent an autocrat. Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917), as Mark Anthony in 'Julius Caesar' by William Shakespeare, Charles A. 'You too, Brutus?'), concluding with 'Then fall, Caesar!' At this point, Caesar utters the famous line ' Et tu, Brute?' ('And you, Brutus?', i.e. As Caesar predictably rejects the petition, Casca and the others suddenly stab him Brutus is last. The conspirators approach him with a fake petition pleading on behalf of Metellus Cimber's banished brother. 'Julius Caesar', Act III, Scene 2, the Murder Scene, George Clint (1822)Īfter ignoring the soothsayer, as well as his wife Calpurnia's own premonitions, Caesar goes to the Senate. Brutus reads the letters and, after much moral debate, decides to join the conspiracy, thinking that Caesar should be killed to prevent him from doing anything against the people of Rome if he were ever to be crowned. On the eve of the ides of March, the conspirators meet and reveal that they have forged letters of support from the Roman people to tempt Brutus into joining. He describes how the crowd applauded Caesar for denying the crown, and how this upset Caesar. Casca tells them that each time Caesar refused it with increasing reluctance, hoping that the crowd watching would insist that he accept the crown. They then hear from Casca that Mark Antony has offered Caesar the crown of Rome three times. Although Brutus, friendly towards Caesar, is hesitant to kill him, he agrees that Caesar may be abusing his power. Meanwhile, Cassius attempts to convince Brutus to join his conspiracy to kill Caesar. During the feast of Lupercal, Caesar holds a victory parade and a soothsayer warns him to 'Beware the ides of March,' which he ignores. The tribunes, insulting the crowd for their change in loyalty from Pompey to Caesar, attempt to end the festivities and break up the commoners, who return the insults. The play opens with two tribunes (appointed leaders/officials of Rome) discovering the commoners of Rome celebrating Julius Caesar's triumphant return from defeating the sons of his military rival, Pompey. Other soldiers, senators, plebeians, and attendants.Poet (believed to be based on Marcus Favonios).Soothsayer – a person supposed to be able to foresee the future.… Our stock therefore has at once the sanctity of kings, and the claim to reverence which attaches to the Gods. The family of my aunt Julia is descended by her mother from the kings, and on her father's side is akin to the immortal Gods. According to Suetonius, Caesar took the opportunity in his oration to glorify his family: Elected quaestor (junior magistrate) in 69, he gave public funeral orations honoring his recently deceased aunt Julia and his wife Cornelia. In 73 bce, the Romans elected him one of the 24 military tribunes, his first elected office.

Because of Marius' changing political fortunes, however, Caesar was never appointed flamen.Ĭaesar eventually triumphed, nonetheless. Despite Caesar's previous plans to marry the daughter of a wealthy equestrian (business-class) family, he married Cornelia, daughter of the consul Lucius Cornelius Cinna, to fulfill the requirement that the flamen marry a patrician. As a result of Julia's efforts, Marius planned to name Caesar the flamen Dialis (priest of Jupiter). It was the marriage of Julia, aunt of Julius Caesar, to dictator Gaius Marius that propelled the young Caesar into politics. Julius Caesar (praetor, 85 bce, father of Julius Caesar) and Sextus Julius Caesar (consul, 91 bce) aunt of Julius Caesar, Roman emperor married Gaius Marius (consul, d. 100 bce) and Gaius Julius Caesar sister of C. Died in 68 bce (some sources cite 69 bce) daughter of Marcia (fl. Roman noblewoman and aunt of Julius Caesar.

Julia ceasar