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Alexa Marinelli & Taylor Kilmer Julius Caesar Photostory Script How would you feel if one of your best friends stabbed you in the back, literally? Well this is what happened to Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was born into a powerful political family in Rome and was always a member of the Democratic or Popular party. Caesar was a ruler of the Roman Republic. He forcefully took this postion from Pompey. Many things were not known about Caesar until more recently. For example, he suffered from epilepsy. This caused him to have seizures and sometimes lose control of his muscles. He was known as on of the best commanders of Rome after the Gallic Wars. This developed his personal support from the people. Pompey, also known as Pompey the Great was a Roman general and a member of the first triumvirate along with Caesar. He was famous for his victories during many battles including the defeat of Sulla. He also played a key role in the defeat of the slave revolt led by Spartacus. Pompey was a military and political leader of the Roman Republic. He fought against Caesar for power at the Battle of Pharsaulus where he was killed Julius Caesar’s daughter, Julia, married Pompey in 59 BC. She was the main personal tie between Pompey and Caesar. Although they both wanted power, they remained on friendly terms. She died in 54, which led to the disintegration of the relationship between the two men. Caesar and Pompey were once friendly. Then, at the Battle of Pharsaulus, Caesar killed Pompey. Not a very nice friend. This is an example of foreshadowing. You’ll see why. Caesar led his troops to multiple battles and victories. This gained him support and made it easy for him to declare himself dictator. Cassius, who was a member of the conspirators, first sided with Pompey and was commander of his fleet. After the Battle of Pharsalus he became obsequious to Caesar and was made into one of his legates. When Brutus was appointed to a higher position than him, Cassius became offended. He then decided to convince Brutus that Caesar was wrong for the Roman Republic. Brutus, Caesars friend, was convinced to join the Liberators, but he was the only one to act because he truly felt the Caesar’s death was what was best for Rome. Brutus acted out of passion to save his people. This makes him a tragic hero. 20 Senators, called the liberators conspired together to form a plan to kill Caesar. On May 15th, 44 BC, despite multiple warnings of his oncoming death, Caesar dismissed his body guard at the bottom of the senate stairs. Some believe that Caesar did this on purpose as a form of suicide since he no longer wanted to live with his epilepsy. There, 20 senators stabbed him in the back. Then Brutus delivered the last fatal blow as Caesar cried out, “Et tu, Brute?” meaning, “And you, Brutus?” Caesar and Brutus were once friendly, but then Brutus killed Caesar. Not a very nice friend. Sound familiar? Antony pretended to be part of the Liberators to save his own life but was really loyal to Caesar. After the assassination he spoke against the conspirators. He then went to war with Brutus and Cassius where he was triumphant. Cassius and Brutus both committed suicide during these wars. Works Cited Caesar, Julius. "Et tu, Brute?" Shakespeare. enotes. 29 Apr 2009. <http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/et-tu-brute>. "The First Triumvirate." InfoPlease. 2007. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Web.11 May 2009. <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0857102.html>. "Hail Caesar." History of Julius Caesar. History World. 11 May 2009. <http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa44>. "Julius Caesar." Plot Overview. Sparknotes. 29 Apr 2009. <http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/juliuscaesar/characters.html>.