Antony and Octavian soon turned against each other, and in 27 B. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On October 23, , 23 people die in a series of explosions sparked by an ethylene leak at a factory in Pasadena, Texas. The blasts, which took place at a Phillips Petroleum Company plant, were caused by inadequate safety procedures. A polyethylene reactor at the Phillips He was a typical Roman, who received the traditional education of the Roman elite and was greatly influenced by the writings of Plato.
Upon completion of his education, Brutus was given a position in the government. Brutus was captured at the Battle of Pharsalus and spared by Caesar, causing Brutus to switch sides to Caesar. Out of this fondness, Caesar had instructed his commanders not to harm Brutus should he be captured in battle. It was during this time following the Civil War that Caesar declared himself dictator of Rome, as allowed by the constitution during times of emergency, but not to last more than six months.
Caesar wore the robe, crown, and scepter of the general, and called himself imperator. As leader of Rome, he had complete control over the armies. Many senators felt their power being threatened and feared that Caesar would soon appoint himself King of Rome. Cassius did not like Caesar, and soon began to plot to end his reign of power.
He attempted to recruit his friends and fellow senators, but they refused to go along with Cassius unless he could convince Brutus to join them.
Brutus agreed to participate because of his family history in creating and protecting the Republic at its founding and the ensuing Roman tradition of opposing all forms of tyranny. Both Brutus and Cassius believed that once Caesar was dead, Rome would naturally return to the traditional Republic.
The group of conspirators had heard that Caesar would be attending a senate meeting on March 15, and they planned the assassination for that day. They knew that it would not look suspicious, since they all had to attend the meeting of the senate and they believed that the Ides of March was a blessed day to make their move, since it was a religious holiday in Rome. Ironically, there was a statue of Pompey the Great, the leader Caesar had killed after the Civil War ended, in the portico where the assassination was to take place as soon as Caesar arrived.
The conspirators believed it to be the perfect date and place to make their attempt to restore the Republic. However, on the planned day, Caesar was late and the conspirators became worried. When Caesar finally arrived, the senators surrounded him as he took his seat, and the attack began. All the senators attacked at once, creating a frenzy in which many of the them were stabbed in the process; even Brutus was stabbed in the hand.
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As he took his seat, the conspirators gathered about him as if to pay their respects, and straightway Tillius Cimber, who had assumed the lead, came nearer as though to ask something. When Caesar with a gesture put him off to another time, Cimber caught his toga by both shoulders.
As Caesar cried, "Why, this is violence! Caesar caught Casca's arm and ran it through with his stylus, but as he tried to leap to his feet, he was stopped by another wound.
When he saw that he was beset on every side by drawn daggers, he muffled his head in his robe, and at the same time drew down its lap to his feet with his left hand, in order to fall more decently, with the lower part of his body also covered.
And in this wise he was stabbed with three and twenty wounds, uttering not a word, but merely a groan at the first stroke, though some have written that when Marcus Brutus rushed at him, he said in Greek, "You too, my child? Brutus had shown that he had, to use a word of Cicero, "the courage of a man and the brains of child". He had acted out of idealism; otherwise, he would have preferred to remain Caesar's friend and be consul in But killing the tyrant did not mean that the republic was restored - Caesar had defeated the Senate at Pharsalus and it was beyond recovery.
The city did rejoice in the assassination of the tyrant and the murderers were forced to flee to the Capitol, where they would be safe - at least for a while. After the death of Caesar, Consul Mark Antony was the official head of the state, and his first act was to secure the co-operation of the commander of Caesar's troops outside Rome, Lepidus. Shortly after sunset, Antony confiscated Caesar's papers and treasure. Having the men and the money, he could negotiate from a position of strength, and on March 16, he announced a meeting of the Senate, which was to take place on the next day.
During this meeting, he dictated the murderers a compromise: they were to receive amnesty while Caesar's acts were to be respected, and he would be worshipped as a god. From now on, Mark Antony was in charge of the city.
That very day, Caesar's father-in-law Piso opened the testament of the dead dictator. It contained precisely the material that Mark Antony needed: Caesar left his gardens as a park to the city of Rome, and gave every inhabitant a large amount of money.
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